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Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australia's industry super funds and a raft of Canadian pension funds will work together to boost investment in their respective regions. A memorandum of understanding has been signed as part of the Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... of retirement, including how and when to access the Age Pension," Fok said. "Simplifying means testing and allowing super funds to help with applications would make a meaningful difference for thousands of Australians approaching retirement. "And letting ...

New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... services, outdoor advertising, audio, social and digital as well as workplace and industry channels. In 2024, ASIC urged super funds and the industry to do more to explain super to younger Australians, particularly by using clear language and explaining ...

Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... the licence was retained, the Towers Watson RSE was slowly wound up in recent years, with several of the corporate super funds it oversaw being terminated or moved elsewhere. This included the Nissan Executive Superannuation Trust and Nissan Retirement ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... Australians who were switched out of five large, high performing, profit-to-member funds into for-profit platform-based super funds, had under $100,000 in super, and 80% had under $200,000. SMC said a similar pattern is occurring among Australians with ...

Super assets reach $4.5tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... superannuation scheme assets rose 3.9% from $175.2 billion to $182.1 billion. This comes after the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) released its latest quarterly Retirement Standard report finding the cost of comfortable retirement for ...

A comfortable retirement now costs more than ever

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... earning $80,000 throughout their career adjusted for inflation is on track to retire with $645,000. "That's because super funds have delivered exceptional returns in the last few years. The average balanced fund returned 9.9% in 2023, 11.4% in 2024 ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... did Vanguard Australia, Mercer Super, and Active Super. They also want to see clearer guidance issued in respect of super funds making environmental and sustainability claims. Dixon, who spent nearly three decades working at the University of Sydney ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... Australians report noted that increasing understanding and engagement with innovative home equity release solutions amongst super funds and financial advisers will optimise Australians' financial wellbeing in retirement. These can be developed through ...

Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... processes for determining the propriety of board directors are lacking. Under Commonwealth law, directors on the boards of super funds must always satisfy a 'fit and proper persons test' to ensure they have appropriate skills, experience and ...