Hi There

I am in Melbourne this week and delighted to be catching up with clients and friends – Deb has kindly ensured my diary is anything but quiet :)

We are also hosting our CREW in-person Melbourne event at the offices of Equity Trustees on Thursday, which is now at capacity. If you are keen to come along, please add your name to the waitlist – a problem we are very happy to have! Details below.

Regards

Sarah

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

I chaired my last ASFA National Legislation Discussion Group webinar recently and we went out on a high!

Anthony Saliba from Deloitte walked us through APRA's Retirement Reporting Framework consultation.

TL;DR: The framework itself is well designed. The hard part is that many funds have never captured retirement-specific data in a structured, comparable way.

Read our blog with all the details here.

LATEST NEWS & VIEWS

ASIC updates guidance on financial reporting and audit relief - ASIC

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns - Financial Standard

Adviser focus shifts from policy to strategy as Division 296 impact builds - IFA

Governing with AI at the speed of markets - Investment Magazine

Addressing modern slavery risks more critical than ever: RIAA - Financial Standard

Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict - Financial Standard

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That Super Show

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Events we are running/speaking at:

WAITLIST EVENT: CREW In-Person Event Melbourne - The loneliest role in the building with guest speakers Kerryn O'Brien (Equity Trustees), Sarah Ray (Cbus) and Cora Speed. Thursday, 30 April 2026 from 4-7pm at the offices of Equity Trustees, Melbourne. Join the waitlist here. Women only, sorry blokes.

PDS Managers Roundtable - How PDS Managers can best provide information to vulnerable and neuro diverse members with guest speaker Mia Lander. Thursday, 7 May 2026 from 12:30 to 2pm. Register here.

FUTURE FUND ADMIN 2026 - The Future of Superannuation Fund Administration Forum. 19-20 May 2026. Sydney. Matt and I are both facilitating panel sessions! Register here.

FSC Webinar - DDO - Monday, 25 May 2026 - 11am to 12pm via Teams. Registration details to come soon.

For a full list of industry events relevant to SSFPP readers, click here.

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