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Australian Ethical Super handed extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The prudential regulator has flagged concerns over the fund's investment management arrangements with its parent company and whether the fees involved are in members' best financial interests. APRA reviewed Australian Ethical Superannuation's related-party ...

ASIC to monitor union redundancy funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... Paper 384 Employee redundancy funds, ASIC said this approach received the most support from stakeholders. The changes mean fund operators will have until 1 September 2026 to apply for an AFSL. Between 1 April 2026 and ASIC's determination of the ...

Reforms on super advertising, stapling enter parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... onboarding of a new employee are MySuper products that have passed the annual performance test, the employee's stapled fund (if any) and the employer's default fund. Choice products cannot be advertised. The person advertising the product must ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... government rebates being used up by households, as well as the timing of the rollout of the Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) rebates. "In October last year, State Government electricity rebates were in place for Queensland and Western Australia. ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... geopolitical shocks (40%) and a potential government debt or fiscal crisis (40%) are the next cause of concerns. While super fund members are reaping artificial intelligence-fuelled returns, 83% of investment teams believe the AI tech bubble is a big ...

Federation AM strengthens ESG oversight with fresh leadership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Federation Asset Management has appointed Rebecca Thomas as investment director and head of responsible investments, to lead ESG integration across all of Federation's investment strategies. "Responsible investment shouldn't sit on the sidelines but ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... Pension payments increased by 11.3% to $60.9 billion. On the global stage, the latest Thinking Ahead Institute's pension fund rankings places AustralianSuper as the world's 17 th largest in terms of assets size. Norway's Government Pension ...

MLC Super adds advice, education head

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... appointed a former AMP, Colonial First State and Zurich executive to lead its advice function. Craig Weber has joined the super fund as head of education and advice after spending over six years at Ignition Advice in a similar role. In the new role ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
ASIC and APRA have released the findings of the 2025 Pulse Check on retirement income covenant (RIC) implementation, painting a fairly dire picture of how super funds are understanding and meeting member needs. While the regulators said some improvements ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
In a recent global peer study conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI), defined contribution (DC) pension funds said they are concerned some members are not saving enough for retirement. The study found 60% of respondents are concerned their ...