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Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
ASIC is facing growing pressure to up the ante on regulating private markets, particularly private credit, as key stakeholders fear offerings are becoming increasingly accessible to retail investors. In response to the inaugural discussion paper that ...

AMP launches superannuation feature to boost retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... importantly, our members - a simple, no-cost feature that can significantly increase retirement income and improve access to the Age Pension. It's designed to quietly work in the background, using government rules to unlock more income when it matters ...

Cbus increases insurance premiums

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
Cbus will increase insurance fees for death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover from July 5. Those aged between 15 and 25 will see their fees remain the same, but those in older age brackets will be paying slightly more each week. For members ...

Future Fund makes leadership appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
Future Fund has appointed a chief financial officer and chief risk officer, as well as a chief people, culture and inclusion officer. Nancy Collins is joining the Future Fund Management Agency from Swinburne University of Technology. There, she has ...

New ACCC chief named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has appointed Sarah Proudfoot as chief executive. Despite also conducting an external search, Proudfoot started with the ACCC in 2005 when she joined the agency's Infocentre. She has since held ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... fund's processing timeframes, noting it has the highest proportion of young members, with more than one million under the age of 30. The spokesperson said these members are less likely to access financial advice or engage in estate planning, and ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... thinking less about themselves and more about the future generations. "Our overall statistic is 86% of Rest members, from the age of 15 to 91, expect us to invest responsibly and think about sustainability," Doyle said. "There are differences when you ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
There is still millions of Australians paying for default insurance cover through their superannuation that they don't know about or understand, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA). SCA found that 19% of people are unsure whether they have ...

DBFO reforms package 'pretty disappointing': FAAA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... superannuation trustees to provide advice on key areas of retirement to consumers, like, estate planning, aged care, and the Age Pension, including the Home Equity Access Scheme. She noted that funds have little commercial incentive to offer advice in ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Canada's largest pension scheme has hired a former CalPERS investment chief who famously led a big push into private equity and private debt. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has confirmed the appointment of Ben Meng as head of investment ...