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APRA performance test data highlights need to expand coverage, end fee gaming

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The Super Members Council says the latest superannuation performance test data released by APRA today highlights the importance and urgency of expanding test coverage to include all platform products and

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31 Aug 2026

Super Members Council welcomes watershed super safety reforms

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The Super Members Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement of an integrated package of consumer protection reforms to stop disasters like the Shield and First Guardian collapses, which cost 12,000

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21 Aug 2026

Hands off Australians’ super

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Millions of everyday Australians value their world-class super system and take a dim view of any politicians seeking to undermine it. Australians value super because they can see it working.

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18 Aug 2026

Affordable advice reforms urgent as Australians turn to AI advice, with major risks

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Australians are turning to artificial intelligence to help them understand their super and prepare for retirement, with new research revealing they’re doing so because they currently can’t access affordable guidance

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14 Aug 2026

Compensation scheme cost blowout reinforces urgent need for comprehensive uplift in consumer protections

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Yesterday’s revised estimate of this year’s skyrocketing bill for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) confirms the scheme is now being flooded by a surge in unpaid compensation orders

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03 Jul 2026

Fix the gap: Paying super to carers could make them $45,000 better off in retirement

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Australia’s frontline carers are being made poorer in retirement because they miss out on super when caring intensively for loved ones, often for years, a new report from the Super

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24 Jun 2026

Super balances growing but gender super gap persists

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New Super Members Council analysis of recently released Australian Tax Office tax data shows Australians’ super balances are growing, which means more money in retirement income for millions of everyday

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22 Jun 2026

Compensation bill must be picked up by those causing harm, not everyday Australians

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The Super Members Council says the Government should not hand the bill for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort to millions of low-paid Australians, warning it would be a dangerous

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03 Jun 2026

Australians are raring to go for payday super as more businesses adjust to frequent payments

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Yesterday marks one month until the start of payday super – a reform that has very strong backing from the Australian public, new research has found. An Ideally survey of

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02 Jun 2026

Level the playing field: universally high standards of governance and oversight needed to protect Australians’ super

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The Super Members Council has called for a comprehensive set of consumer safety reforms to create a level playing field of universally high standards of governance, accountability and oversight across

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28 May 2026

Earn CPD Points

CPD: Why private market assets belong in client portfolios
Australia’s superannuation funds have quietly reshaped their portfolios over the past decade, and the numbers tell the private markets story better than any commentary can. Hostplus allocates 38% of its [...]
CPD: Diversifying portfolios with Emerging Market debt
For advisers building diversified portfolios, especially those focused on generating income, Emerging Markets (EM) debt deserves consideration. The asset class has converged steadily toward Developed Market (DM) standards over the [...]
CPD: The end of tax certainty? Adviser use-cases for investment bonds after Budget 2026
Why your peers are talking about investment bonds again A critical foundation of strategic financial advice is certainty about how a financial structure will be taxed, now and into the [...]
CPD: Maximising super contributions before retirement
For clients in their fifties and early sixties, superannuation stops being a distant concept and becomes a countdown. This article, proudly sponsored by Allianz Retire+, explores how clients can maximise [...]
CPD: Trust – the unseen foundation of ethical financial advice
Trust sits at the heart of every successful financial advice relationship. In this article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, the importance of the trust relationship and its link to ethical practice [...]