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SMC highlights long-term benefits of investing in private markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has submitted a paper in response to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) discussion paper, outlining how superannuation investments in the private sector can drive long-term financial system stability ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... congratulated Anthony Albanese and the Labor government for the overwhelming federal election win over the weekend. Super Members Council (SMC) said it is looking forward to working with the Albanese government to further strengthen the retirement of ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... 'Superannuation on Paid Parental Leave - parental choice' would be introduced to help boost the Budget's bottom line. Super Members Council (SMC) said the cash-out proposal undermines the policy intent of boosting the retirement savings of new mums. ...

Super lobbies welcome bipartisan support to fight financial abuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... Amanda Rishworth promised to introduce new measures to target perpetrators of financial abuse last week. The Super Members Council (SMC) welcomed the Coalition's election commitment to eradicate financial abuse from the superannuation system. SMC wrote ...

Government to 'crack down further' on financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... after death. Superannuation advocacy body's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Super Members Council (SMC) welcomed the proposal. "For too long, perpetrators of family violence have been able to profit from their victims' death ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) is urging Australia's newly elected government to pass the payday super legislation as a matter of priority within its first 100 days in power. The council's analysis found that in 2021-22, about $5.1 billion of super went ...

'Crises happen': Investors reminded to stay calm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... and, rather than be scared by volatility, be alive to the opportunities that it may present." Likewise, Super Members Council executive general manager, strategy and insights Matthew Linden said despite falls in super balances, the superannuation sector ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... leader Peter Dutton's stern stance on the policy, which was heavily critcised by the industry, including the Super Members Council (SMC). SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said the withdrawal will hike the house prices, instead of creating more new ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... get into a house sooner," Dutton said. The policy has long been slammed by the superannuation sector with Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert reiterating the point in the wake of Dutton's speech. "Raiding retirement savings for house ...

Payday super on track, but so is the $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... 2026, with Budget papers reaffirming the timetable and a MYEFO investment of $404 million to meet it. The Super Members Council (SMC) said the government should use $500 million a year from the super tax windfall to strengthen retirement for low-income ...