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Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... different retirement solutions being proposed could actually work out in practice." Laughlin served as deputy chair and a member of APRA between 2010 and 2015. Bhana's background spans insurance, banking and superannuation, while Helenius, a veteran ...

Accounting sector rejects shifting CSLR costs to SMSFs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
Australia's major accounting bodies have urged Treasury to reconsider proposals that would shift Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) funding costs onto self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), warning the move would unfairly penalise investors ...

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 ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... some trustees not only continue to refuse to take any ownership of death benefit claims practices but also their overall member service delivery. "Holding superannuation trustees to account for member service failures continues to be one of our enforcement ...

Dexus executives step down over leaked airport data case

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
Dexus said key executives have been stood down while the board and management consider the NSW Supreme Court judgement for it to sell its stake in Melbourne and Launceston airports. Dexus will also pay for the legal costs of any appeal for its institutional ...

King's honours list lauds two super fund chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours List for their outstanding achievements in the superannuation industry. For the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division, Hesta chief executive Debby Blakey was lauded for her "significant ...

ART backs Queensland space company with $14m investment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has invested more than $14 million in Queensland-based aerospace company Gilmour Space Technologies, backing the state's growing space sector through a co-investment with QIC. ART chief executive Kathy Vincent said ...

HESTA extends decades-long partnership with J.P. Morgan

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... significant period of investment growth and transformation for the fund," Blakey said. "With more than $100 billion in member retirement savings and close to 20% of our investment portfolio managed internally... This longstanding partnership can support ...

Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses. "Australian Unity is progressing a strategic review ...

More aggressive than ever: ASIC defends First Guardian investigation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
ASIC was pulled up by the Senate Economics Committee over the time it has taken to act against Falcon Capital, the responsible entity for the collapsed First Guardian Master Fund. ASIC chair Sarah Court, attending the first parliamentary committee after ...
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