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Rest launches clearing house solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
Following a successful pilot program, Rest will launch a new clearing house solution to help businesses meet their upcoming Payday Super obligations from 1 July 2026. The super fund said the Rest Pay solution is purpose-built for Payday Super and aims ...

Scaling practices depends on AI: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
The financial advice industry cannot rely on hiring more advisers to scale practices, rather it needs to prioritise the adoption of new technology that will also help meet unprecedented demand for advice over the next five years, this year's Financial ...

Brighter Super launches new brand campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
New advertisements see members lying back on hammocks carried by red balloons as they float across the Queensland landscape. Brighter Super's new campaign is being rolled out across TV, radio, outdoor, YouTube and social media and was created in ...

Removing CGT breaks could boost budget by $22.7bn: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
A new report by anti-poverty organisation Oxfam Australia (Oxfam) revealed nearly 50% of the capital gains tax discount went to 24,000 people who earned over $1 million in 2022-2023. Findings indicate that on average, each of these individuals received ...

QIC delivers $9.6bn for Queensland

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
QIC delivered record FY25 results of $9.6 billion to its Queensland government clients in FY25, taking total earnings for the state to more than $22 billion since 2022. QIC said despite fluctuating market conditions during the financial year, assets ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
As the old saying goes, 'you've got to spend money to make money.' And, as equity markets continue their strong run and global uncertainty calms, geared strategies have been making a comeback. But for those thinking a geared strategy is a good way to ...

Super SA welcomes chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
Super SA recently appointed a permanent chief executive, about a year after the swift exit of Dini Soulio. Tricia Blight took over as chief executive of Super SA in July, appointed by the South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance. Blight has ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
According to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's (ASFA) quarterly Retirement Standard, most couples around 65 wishing to live a comfortable lifestyle in retirement would need $75,319 per year. That's an increase from $73,875 in ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

CEDA calls for 'seamless economy' reforms as Roundtable begins

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
A new report from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has called on the government to kick off a new wave of seamless economy reforms and boost its National Productivity Fund. Towards a more seamless Australian economy called ...