Aleks Vickovich

For Australian Retirement Trust chair Andrew Fraser, there are two attributes of Australian society that really underpin national sovereignty and economic stability: compulsory voting and compulsory superannuation.

The corporate regulator has issued ‘please explain' notices to licensees and separately managed account (SMA) providers seeking information about any sales and revenue targets, inducements and benefits to offer SMAs to retail clients.

This article was originally published in the print edition of Retirement Magazine Vol. 2

AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder allegedly made formal representations to the Albanese government promoting candidates to be the next deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

This article was produced in partnership with Netwealth. In some ways, 2025 was for Netwealth CEO Matt Heine what 1992 was Queen Elizabeth II.

Margaret Cole's announced departure as deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has triggered a covert campaign by industry super funds to influence the appointment of the powerful watchdog.

In a normal industry, customers choosing to take their patronage elsewhere would be an unremarkable everyday occurrence. But superannuation is no normal industry.

AMP chief executive Blair Vernon says lead generators and “introducers” present a sleeper risk in the financial system beyond the collapse of Shield and First Guardian.

Every time the superannuation sector attempts to flip the script on insurance and death benefit claims handling, it somehow keeps getting dragged back into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole has warned that super funds need to prepare for a radically different threat environment and that controversial