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Super funds most relied upon for advice: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... studying some 1000 participants across Australia, Canada, the US and the UK - found that only 39% of Australian super members felt 'very or extremely confident' they would be able to retire at their desired age. While the confidence level has improved ...

Challenger to take on TelstraSuper pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
Some TelstraSuper members will be transferred to Challenger Retirement Fund, following a decision to close its RetireAccess Lifetime Pension. The super fund has notified members that a review of its product suite as part of its merger plans with Aware ...

State Super integrates investments with Frontier Advisors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... AustralianSuper, HESTA, Cbus and First Super. With Frontier, the investment team will continue to support State Super members' interests and introduce a new independent chief investment officer, or 'ICIO' model, to Frontier's capabilities. "We are extremely ...

AI to maximise returns for super members: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
The Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI) released a global DC peer study that revealed the current outdated design of these pension funds are preventing younger members from receiving maximised returns. TAI co-founder Roger Urwin supported the report's findings ...

Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... unavailable data about relevant life or financial affairs accessible by super funds, to which, Hanewald alluded to the Super Members Council's report that targeted government data sharing can help funds identify vulnerable members. "Funds should also ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
As it prepares to merge with Aware Super, TelstraSuper is closing its Direct Access option - and some members aren't happy about it. Last week, TelstraSuper informed members that Direct Access would be closed to new investments from this week. The ...

APRA-regulated funds should not pay CSLR special levy: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
The Super Members Council (SMC) is urging the government to carve out APRA-regulated super trustees' responsibility in the FY27 Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) special levy, claiming that it will be a "clear breach" of the scheme's principle ...

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has called for stronger protections to prevent consumer harm from high-risk super switching. The call comes as the corporate regulator continues to launch legal action against those involved in the collapses of Shield and ...

Macquarie terminates more options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... the Direct Income Fund, Income Opportunities Trust, Real Estate Multi-Strategy Fund and Master Income Trust, to super members.

UniSuper commits over $760m to Macquarie AM's infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
UniSuper is partnering with Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), investing $766 million (US$500m) in its infrastructure-adjacent private equity strategy, which includes $383 million (US$250m) for the strategy's first two investments. Under the agreement ...