Aussie super funds racked up $12b in expenses. See how much your fund is spending

Aussie super funds racked up $12b in expenses. See how much your fund is spending

Should superannuation funds spend millions of dollars on advertising? What is the financial benefit of sponsoring AFL teams? These are the questions the regulator has been asking.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey andCraig Butt

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Investor heavyweights failing to boot directors on climate commitments

Investor heavyweights failing to boot directors on climate commitments

Directors at companies failing to meet any climate commitment criteria received higher support in 2023 than those that met them,according to new research.

  • byMillie Muroi
The big dilemma facing your super funds

The big dilemma facing your super funds

Engage or divest? How can big super work towards a more sustainable world?

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Net zero,housing and defence loom large for super funds and banks

Net zero,housing and defence loom large for super funds and banks

Australians hold trillions in superannuation and bank savings accounts. The federal government is looking at ways for that cash to go into housing and net zero technologies.

  • byShane Wright
Clean energy could be super for industry funds

Clean energy could be super for industry funds

Industry super funds are calling for tax and planning changes from all levels of government,so they can invest in the nation’s new energy networks.

  • byShane Wright
ASIC puts big super on notice with crackdown warning

ASIC puts big super on notice with crackdown warning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has reinforced its pledge to home in on the superannuation industry after finding that most super funds ignored rules to help customers prepare for retirement.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
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Super fund rejects seat at $20b Origin takeover table

Super fund rejects seat at $20b Origin takeover table

AustralianSuper has rejected an 11th-hour overture from the Brookfield and EIG consortium to join their takeover of energy giant Origin.

  • bySimon Johanson
Why a $20 billion price tag for Origin Energy just isn’t enough

Why a $20 billion price tag for Origin Energy just isn’t enough

While AustralianSuper’s reasons to reject the sweeter offer are valid,it probably hasn’t made any friends with Origin’s other shareholders.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Top emitters not funding net zero plans,warns Climate Action 100+

Top emitters not funding net zero plans,warns Climate Action 100+

Australia’s top carbon emitting companies are making progress towards transitioning to net zero emissions,but failing to back up their decarbonisation plans.

  • bySimon Johanson
Watchdog sues AustralianSuper over 90,000 duplicate accounts

Watchdog sues AustralianSuper over 90,000 duplicate accounts

ASIC has taken the country’s biggest super fund to court for failing to merge duplicate accounts,which cost members about $69 million.

  • byMillie Muroi
Historic Mount Martha pub on the market

Historic Mount Martha pub on the market

The original building was formerly home to the Sisters of Charity and a boarding school,before becoming a preparatory school for boys in the 1920s. It was redeveloped as The Dava Lodge Hotel in the 1930s.

  • byNicole Lindsay