The government’s package of consumer protection reforms are well intentioned and address issues that led to losses in the ...

The spectre of a standalone regulator for the superannuation sector has been kept at bay partly through increased ...

That HESTA could have done a better job on its admin transfer is not in doubt. But at a time when regulators are piling on ...

The success of Australia’s superannuation industry to date cannot be an excuse for trustees not delivering on the essential ...

Getting members information and advice earlier in their superannuation journey has a significant positive impact on their ...

The legislated purpose of superannuation is to deliver income for a dignified retirement and under the Retirement Income ...

Structural features of super funds, such as their long-term investment objectives and restrictions on borrowing to invest, mean they can be an important stabiliser for the financial system at times of ...

The Conexus Institute has commenced a research project on superannuation fund trustee board skills, composition and ...

UniSuper CIO John Pearce says the $140 billion super fund remains fully invested, despite risks stemming from trade wars, massive AI capex and the spectre of rising inflation. Pearce told the FAAA ...

In its latest position paper, the $261 billion Future Fund says that portfolio “resilience” is vital to achieving its investment mandate in an environment where historical assumptions about everything ...

Bitcoin and the technologies that underpin it could disrupt the entire finance industry, and it’s “beholden upon everyone” to learn about them even as they make up their own minds about what to do ...

The government will introduce a cooling-off period for consumers switching super funds, limit “inappropriate” financial advice fee charging and make changes to anti-hawking laws in a win for profit-to ...