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Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... and advice solutions, and momentum is really building," Lusty said. She pointed to implementations at funds including AMP, Aware Super and Future Group, which allow members to model retirement outcomes, optimise contributions and assess income strategies ...

Lack of awareness impacts retirement satisfaction: TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
New research indicates that although around 90% of retirees selecting pension accounts or lifetime income streams were satisfied with their decision, less than two in five (38%) pre-retirees understood how those products work. The second edition of ...

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... critical to ensure we deliver competitive outcomes to members." Other super funds have also been making moves, including Aware Super with a new head of international, based in London; Rest 's head of CIO office; NGS Super appointing a chief member officer ...

ART to employ more First Nations members into its workforce

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has launched its second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), highlighting initiatives the super fund will complete by the end of 2028, including setting up a First Nations workforce target. The Innovate RAP builds ...

Aware names head of international

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
Aware Super has drawn from its existing pool of investment leaders to appoint a head of international, based in the fund's London office. From July 1, Mathieu Elshout will be Aware Super's new head of international while also continuing to lead on the ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... Global Contrarian Equity Fund has a very concentrated portfolio of 30 stocks with a focus on absolute returns. "We're aware of the benchmark, but we don't try and build a portfolio around it. We want an idiosyncratic portfolio of risks that are ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... monitor what he was doing was fundamental to the outcome of the case," Battaerd said. "Even after [the licensee] became aware something wasn't right, and they were not going to keep his authorisation, the licensee was still held liable to his actions ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
An industry expert said financial advisers are increasingly moving towards a self-licensed model to gain better control of their business, while avoiding the risks of operating under large dealer groups. My Dealer Services (MDS) managing director Alex ...

Cultural competency is not a box-ticking exercise: RIAA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Leading First Nations advocates at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) today outlined new measures to strengthen community engagement and better protect First Nations cultural heritage. Allan James, head of indigenous engagement ...

Heightened cyber threats require greater accountability on governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... have reported at least one data breach in the past year. "There are attacks on critical infrastructure that we need to be aware of... and the fact that 89% of attacks last year were by AI-enabled models," Jurd said. "It's this constant accumulation ...
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