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Older Australians drive majority of super complaints: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
Older Australians between the ages of 55 to 75 accounted for half of the internal complaints made to super funds in 2025, according to ASIC's Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) data dashboard. Out of the 221,623 complaints super funds received from individuals ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... along with capital gains tax discount and negative gearing, as strengthening intergenerational equity. As the population ages there will be a higher tax burden on a declining share of working age Australians, he said, adding the current tax settings ...

Clearer distinction of advice required around aged care costs: Review

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... people to make more effective aged care decisions," Abood said. "This is particularly critical as Australia's population ages - the proportion of people aged over 85 is one of the country's fastest growing demographics. "This is essential to ...

Trump building 'better' super system than Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... stronger and more financially secure retirement outcomes," the White House said. "Roughly 41 million American workers between ages 18 and 65 lack access to any employer-provided retirement plan, and 49 million full-time workers and 14 million part-time ...

Commonwealth Super Corp to consolidate legacy IT systems

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... pension payments for CSCri customers, having customer service staff on-hand and supplying online resources for customers of all ages." In June last year, HESTA commenced a seven-week disruption to transition its member administration services from MUFG ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... approaching retirement, which is expected to rise to around two in five funds over the next 20 years. Lalani says as the population ages, mega-funds will need to "feed the funnel" when it comes to members to future proof the funds growth and relevance. ...

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... and 46 will get death and TPD cover up to $300,000. Over the age of 46, the level of cover changes each year as the member ages. Those eligible for automatic cover who have not opted out will see insurance fees deducted at the end of each month from ...

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

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... priority over the next five years, with 71% answering that DC organisations must place higher emphasis on education across all ages to improve literacy and engagement. "You can't impose financial literacy on people, so they struggle to know quite how ...

Cbus launches Age Pension campaign

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... provide clear information on the government supports to which its members are entitled. It includes tailored communications at ages 57, 66 and 66, 75 about the Age Pension and eligibility. Furthermore, a reminder at age 68 to those that have not submitted ...

Australian Food Super to transition to age-based premiums

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... purposes, Australian Food Super members are categorised as either manual workers or office workers. For manual workers of all ages, the annual premium to date for life, TPD and income protection cover, was $530.40. From November 1, members between the ...
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