SMC welcomes Senate report backing payday super, urges action next to pay super to under 18s, cleaners and nannies

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The Super Members Council welcomes the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s payday super regulations inquiry final report[1], which strongly backs the start of payday super from 1 July and declares in-principle,... Read more continue reading

Prompting bold innovation and growth in superannuation

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Boasting assets worth A$4.2 trillion, or 150 percent of GDP, Australia’s superannuation pool is among the largest and fastest growing in the world.[1]  There are however significant challenges the industry... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 8 May, 2026

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets rose strongly over the last week led by US shares on the back of renewed hopes for a peace deal with Iran... Read more continue reading

Are markets ‘complacent’?

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The onset of the Iranian crisis has unleashed a litany of dire prognostications surrounding the likely course of the price of financial assets. Yet US equity markets are close to... Read more continue reading

FOMO rally overlooks risks in AI and valuation

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Investors ‘buying the dip’ are at risk of missing broader economic threats including sticky inflation, artificial intelligence, private credit and higher energy costs off the back of oil price volatility,... Read more continue reading

CPD: Why Asia, why now?

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The investment playbook has long been anchored by the security of the Australian sharemarket, notably the ASX200. Investors have leaned on the ‘big four’ banks for yield and the mining... Read more continue reading

ETF flows strong for March 2026 quarter

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Australia’s exchange‑traded fund (ETF) industry recorded one of its strongest quarters on record in early 2026, with net inflows of $15.6 billion, even as global equity volatility picked up late in... Read more continue reading

Australia’s SMSF sector hits record growth as new research points to digital assets as an influential factor in SMSF formation

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Australia’s self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sector recorded its strongest ever annual growth in 2024–25, with 33,224 net new funds established – a 91% increase on the prior year. New research... Read more continue reading

Prompting bold innovation and growth in superannuation

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Boasting assets worth A$4.2 trillion, or 150 percent of GDP, Australia’s superannuation pool is among the largest and fastest growing in the world[1].  There are however significant challenges the industry... Read more continue reading

Government review endorses recognition of aged care advice provided by FAAA specialist advisers

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The Federal Government’s Independent Review of Residential Aged Care Accommodation Pricing[1] has endorsed the need for clearer boundaries between information and financial advice, with a recommendation that financial advice on aged care... Read more continue reading