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Social isolation a top retirement fear: UniSuper

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... financial security. UniSuper's inaugural Retire with Purpose Report reveals that while most can still picture retirement as a time of rest and relaxation, more than 90% have concerns. Although nearly half (45%) of all working Australians aren't financially ...

Iress adds AI chief to drive innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... said. He will report to Iress chief operating officer Justin Schmitt, who noted that he joins the business at a "pivotal time". "His proven track record in leading AI-driven transformation in financial services and at AWS will help accelerate our efforts ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... fell by 0.1 percentage points to 4.2% in July," ABS head of labour statistics Sean Crick said. The growth was driven by full-time employment, which was up by 60,000 people, with a 36,000 person fall in part-time employment partly offsetting this rise. ...

Hostplus unveils new Lifecycle option, changes fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... changes to investment risk and fees depending on your age, the overall aim is to help you grow your super more effectively over time," it said. Members under 40 will not experience any change to how they are invested, those aged 40-49 will pay lower ...

Funds SA finalises investment team overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... classes, something like 16 different tailored strategies that we develop for those clients. So, you think about the amount of time and effort that's required in engaging with those clients, engaging with super members because Super SA is our largest ...

NAB fined over $15m for delaying hardship applications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... Court said the decision highlights the seriousness of the negligence. "These failures likely made an already challenging time in people's lives far worse," Court said. "This penalty sends an important message to other financial institutions - customers ...

ASIC calls out super 'leaders and laggards'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... the success of assistance to members in balancing the objectives of the Retirement Income Covenant. "We know change takes time. We know retirement is easy on paper, but hard in practice," Constant said. "However, we can't wait more years to get this ...

Decade-long ban for UGC director upheld

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... those obtained from a third-party website operator, offering them a free superannuation 'health check,'" ASIC said at time of banning. Subsequently, ASIC obtained interim orders from the Federal Court freezing the assets of UGC and its authorised ...

Account number issue causes angst, undue admin work: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... lead to the automatic termination of impacted Ongoing Fee Arrangements where the account number was not available at the time of the client giving their consent." Section 962WA of the Corporations Act, an Ongoing Fee Arrangement terminates if a fee is ...

Former Kerr Neilson staffer pleads guilty to insider trading

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... Forrest's insider trading activity via its surveillance technology, which tracks suspicious trading activity in real time. The matter has been listed for mention in the Federal Court on September 5 and is being prosecuted by the Office of the Director ...