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Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... warned many younger Australians with balances below $100,000 were moving into self-managed super funds (SMSFS) or platform products that carried significantly higher costs. According to the analysis, SMSF operating costs for members with less than $100,000 ...

FSC links active super choices to stronger retirement outcomes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... superannuation will directly harm their financial wellbeing," he said. The report also challenges the perception that platform products are inherently more expensive than MySuper, finding compact and mini wrap platforms can offer comparable fees, particularly ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... guardrails to mitigate the risk of poor member outcomes and preserve the flexibility that is fundamental to platform products." Under the standard, the FSC expects enhanced due diligence prior to the onboarding of any option onto an investment menu. ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... which found a spike in younger members switching out of industry funds into self managed super funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the contrary shows Australians choosing to switch to super platforms from default funds are typically older ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... of the major platform trustees, which collectively represent approximately 95% of funds under management for platform products. "The scope of that review was broader than only First Guardian and Shield. The review identified weaknesses in the practices ...

Shield proposes to liquidate equities to pay investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... anti-hawking provisions, the superannuation switching process and obligations of super trustees who provide platform products.

North inflows jump 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... reported in the June quarter. Total assets under management (AUM) for the platforms business, which includes Asgard platform products issued by AMP, reached $83.2 billion. "This reflects the strength of our platform proposition for advisers and their ...

APRA levy to cost $243m in FY26

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... RSE licensee's risk profile. APRA will continue its review of trustees' investment governance practices for platform products and address findings, as needed," Treasury said. Retirement outcomes, member outcomes, and expenditure are three other core ...

Morningstar hires research manager for super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... responsible for conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses and benchmarking of super, retirement and investment platform products. Previous roles include portfolio manager for superannuation at Perpetual and an actuarial analyst with Smartsuper. ...

UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... development, super retirement income and integration. Before UniSuper, he spent eight years at IOOF as head of platform products and was at Norwich Union for four as a product manager of the corporate superannuation business. He has worked as a quant ...
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