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CEDA warns migration cuts will have economic spillover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has warned while a dramatic cut in headline migration figures might be seductive, changes at scale will have a spillover in the economy including the labour market. The government's immigration ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has urged superannuation trustees to make good use of member data to better understand their needs as they move towards and through retirement. Speaking at an industry event, Constant said retirement is seen as an isolated ...

APRA targets platform trustees, welcomes stronger powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... government's proposed compensation scheme will reinforce APRA's proposals by creating a stronger incentive for trustees to remediate poor investment governance." "APRA's investment governance reforms aim to raise standards across the sector and reduce ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... trustees to implement and enforce advice fee deduction caps for members. He acknowledged concerns raised by regulators about poor conduct and consumer harm arising from inappropriate advice practices. Referencing ASIC's recent work on advice fee ...

GQG sees $6.4bn outflows in July

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... million. Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler at the time subsequently described GQG's earnings outlook as weak, pointing to poor short- and medium-term relative performance and the risk of accelerating redemptions.

A tough year for high-duration bond investors: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
New analysis depicted duration as the biggest headwind for bond investors, with both Australian and global bonds labelled as the "laggards" against their peers over the 12 months to June end. Morningstar's Fixed Income Sector Wrap 2026 highlighted ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has raised questions on the research methodology of the recently published Superannuation Call Centre Experience Report by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). The data within the report was based on 1000 customer telephone ...

Platforms are not solution providers: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... very difficult to obtain and therefore analyse. "In our industry, the data issues are so complicated, the data quality is so poor, and the ownership of that data is so dispersed," he said. "That's our data; they're our clients. They're not ...

Emerging markets, private assets lift NGS Super FY26 performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... Squires. "Member behaviour can be highly reactive during market downturns. If we can reduce sequencing risk and help prevent poor investment decisions, that's a positive outcome." The industry fund's High Growth option delivered 12.7% p.a. while ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... investors through platforms. While Treasury notes in its Enhancing member protections in the superannuation system review the poor conduct in the collapse involved an "interconnected chain of entities," including lead generators and financial advisers ...
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