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Labor commits to compulsory super for under-18 workers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Labor has unanimously supported extending superannuation to under-18 Australian workers. Delegates at Labor's National Conference voted to include a policy to extend compulsory super regardless of the hours of worked, in its National Platform, a formal ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... "stark" gaps in the monitoring of harmful advice fee deductions and unusual fees and investment patterns. ASIC commissioner Simon Constant said: "Some trustees failed to establish basic protections, like looking into an advice licensee's business ...

Investors Mutual founders launch new venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... access to select local small companies. Under the new structure, Tagliaferro serves as the investment director, joined by Simon Conn as the fund's portfolio manager. Both were integral in the establishment of IML, as each of them having served close ...

ASIC pushes to bolster competitiveness

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
ASIC has brought together market and financial services leaders in a push to bolster competitiveness in Australia's capital markets. This comes after new research found Australia needs to move quickly or be left behind as other jurisdictions adopt financial ...

Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... Pratt; Shailendra Singh; Virgina Mailey; Sharon Davis; and Lee Brennan as board directors. Future Group chief executive Simon Sheikh said the transaction takes place amid a strong period of growth. "With over 400,000 members, five brands and $13 billion ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
ASIC has called out superannuation trustees for not doing enough to protect retirement savings of Australians on platforms even after repeated warnings from regulators about the dangers of poor oversight. ASIC's report Safeguarding super: How well are ...

Aware Super ups stake in retirement village asset

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... Aware Super has completed its major multi-year technology uplift, dubbed Project Odin. Aware Super chief investment officer Simon Warner said the completion of Odin marks a critical milestone in the fund's evolution as a sophisticated global asset ...

Operational changes anticipated for Payday Super: Rest

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
Two-thirds of Australian businesses expect Payday Super will require moderate to significant operational changes, despite widespread confidence in their ability to comply with the reforms due to take effect from 1 July 2026. New research from Rest found ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
When it comes to superannuation, Australians traditionally follow the path of least resistance. When a pot of gold feels 'so far away' members tend to adopt a cavalier attitude and habitual disengagement and, instead, dismiss it in the 'too-hard ...

Aware Super sells majority stake in water portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... private markets, with the final phase being the BlackRock Aladdin Investment Platform. Aware Super chief investment officer Simon Warner said the completion of Odin marks a critical milestone in the fund's evolution as a sophisticated global asset owner. ...
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