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ASFA makes suggestions for performance test overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... investment environment. "The performance test has increasingly been seen as a barrier to productive investment by super funds, and requires modernisation," said Koval. Koval said the current framework works well for listed assets that can be easily benchmarked ...

Super funds to reap returns from $2.2bn biotech exit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
Brandon Capital, a life sciences venture capital firm has exited from its investment in Myricx Bio, following its agreement to be acquired by Novartis for US$1.5 billion ($2.2bn). The exit will generate a significant return for investors, Brandon Capital ...

Super system to hit $12.4tn by 2045

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... dominance, increasing their share of total assets from around 45% today 55% by 2045, while retail funds and self-managed super funds are forecast to lose market share. The report also warns the growing size of super funds will reshape Australia's investment ...

Super the backbone of stressed financial ecosystem: APRA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... years, and found member withdrawals and switching significantly surpassing levels observed during COVID-19. Although super funds' willingness to provide capital to banks during the period "illustrates their ability to dampen risk and support financial ...

Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... APRA's approval. Stewarda holds an APRA extended public offer RSE licence allowing it to act as trustee for multiple super funds, including Future Super, Verve Super, GuildSuper (and Child Care Super), and smartMonday. This acquisition will support ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... switching activity and warned many younger Australians with balances below $100,000 were moving into self-managed super funds (SMSFS) or platform products that carried significantly higher costs. According to the analysis, SMSF operating costs for members ...

Small fee increases cost nest eggs $77k: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... p.a. to 0.87% p.a. Super fund members, including SMSFs, paid an aggregate of $34 billion in fees in FY25. Smith added super funds can charge up to six different types of fees, including administration, investment, transaction, insurance and activity-based ...

Diversa drags Praemium into First Guardian lawsuit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... sub-plans, YourChoice Super and AusPrac, were exposed to First Guardian between 2020 to 2024. Diversa, as trustee of the super funds, failed to enforce a 50% holding limit it imposed for First Guardian, ASIC alleged, and failed to have systems and processes ...

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... funds' invested assets doubled that of retail funds at $1.58 trillion and $861.9 billion respectively. Industry super funds have the biggest amount invested in private debt at $19 billion while retail funds have $13.13 billion. Industry funds had ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... be paying dividends. The uptick is evident in APRA tracking promotional-type expenses for the last financial year: super funds spent $339.9 million in total on marketing and advertising, jumping 21% from two years ago. Sponsorship expenditure totalled ...