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Superhero partners for crypto push

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... partnership, Superhero Crypto will be able to use Bitstamp's institutional-grade infrastructure to offer their users the best experience available." This is the first stage of Superhero's broader digital asset push. The platform plans to expand ...

Super funds failing on death benefit comms: SCA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... fund scored above 55% across the metrics of ease, success and sentiment. None reached the 80% benchmark considered as the best practice "green zone". The Super Members Council (SMC) had noted limitations on the research methodology, as the testers were ...

Guardians farewells head of asset allocation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... reviews, including the five-yearly review of the fund's reference portfolio," Dunstan added. "He leaves the Guardians with our best wishes and our thanks for the excellent contribution he has made over more than a decade." Since John Williamson's term-extension ...

ASFA names board chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... stable super," Delahunty said. "Our goal is ensuring Australians can retire with confidence, supported by the world's best retirement system, and Linda, our board and the ASFA team will be relentless in making this a reality." Elkins said she is ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... operations, the rest had it outsourced. AustralianSuper outsources its call centre services. Care Super, which was one of the best performing super fund with a 96% call answer rate and a score of 54.7%, has two in-house contact centres based in Melbourne ...

Prime Super, Aware Super explore potential merger

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... members. Aware Super and Prime Super are undertaking a comprehensive due diligence process to ensure the proposed SFT is in the best financial interests of their respective members. The merger presents a potential to provide "stronger retirement outcomes ...

Advice complaints see biggest increase in FY26: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... driven by the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian collapses, while complaints alleging the failure to act in the client's best interest remained the top issue with a 65% increase on last year, up to 2083. AFCA previously highlighted financial services ...

Platforms are not solution providers: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... portray themselves as the leaders in solving adviser productivity issues. "I just disagree with [the idea that platforms are best placed to solve adviser productivity]. I think advice businesses are best placed to solve productivity challenges because ...

PC calls on government to 'redouble' efforts to close the gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... Agreement on Closing the Gap to become a reality," PC commissioner Selwyn Button said. "The Agreement makes it clear that the best way to make progress is through governments acting on the four priority reforms: sharing decision making, building the ...

State Super names former super chief as chair

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... welcome to Michael. His invaluable skills and background will greatly enhance our commitment to acting in our members' best financial interests," she said. NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said Dwyer's appointment would add significant governance and ...