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Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
ASIC is urging super trustees to strengthen their anti-scam and fraud practices after a review found "significant" gaps in communications to members. Following an assessment of scams and fraud-related website content across 47 super funds, benchmarking ...

Member governed super boards deliver more: SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... saying these funds have charged members less in administration and operating costs. Between 2004-2024, large representative trustee funds recorded an average administration and operating expense ratio of 0.35%, compared to 0.64% for non-representative ...

Interprac ordered to pay $120k over Shield advice, blames Macquarie

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... Shield. The complainant deemed the advice inappropriate. In response, Interprac denied any responsibility and said the trustee of Macquarie Super Fund, Macquarie Investment Management Limited (MIML), has publicly acknowledged it breached the law and ...

Brookfield to acquire Peakstone Realty Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
Brookfield Asset Management will acquire industrial property investor Peakstone Realty Trust for US$1.2 billion. NYSE-listed Peakstone owns and operates industrial outdoor storage (IOS) and traditional industrial properties. Last December, Peakstone ...

Blackwattle launches fund, mandates Equity Trustees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... Blackwattle since it commenced operations in 2023. Equity Trustees executive general manager of corporate and superannuation trustee services Andrew Godfrey said this partnership builds on the established relationship with Blackwattle and reflects the ...

Superhero Super shutters lifestage options

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... operational management, in turn, improving investment outcomes for members. "In determining that these options will close, the trustee considered that the transfer to Superhero Super investment options will place members in investment options with larger ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
ASIC has said operational failures by superannuation fund trustees as well as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will drive the local regulatory space in 2026. Operational failures among super trustees and administrators, such as delays in processing ...

AMP to relaunch SMSF property lending solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... options and an optional SMSF offset facility.AMP said the lending solution will only be available for SMSFs with a corporate trustee structure and minimum net assets of $300,000, and will offer a maximum loan-to-value-ratio of 80%. SuperEdge is currently ...

ASIC seeks relief extension for securitisation entities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... 2016/272 exempts a securitisation entity from holding an AFSL where it holds the securitisation product as a custodian or trustee or is issuing a securitisation product to an AFSL holder; an entity that is exempted from holding an AFSL; or a wholesale ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... arise following the death of an insured member in the fund. That is, the proceeds of a life insurance policy owned by the trustee(s) of the fund, which are allocated to the deceased member's account, can often result in a large increase in the deceased ...