Sep 9, 2026 – 2.03pmASIC is pushing for AustralianSuper to pay at least a $30 million fine after the fund admitted it had broken the law by failing to pay out thousands of death benefit claims in a timely manner. Superannuation funds are required to pay death benefits to members’ families as soon as practicable after a death, but laws do not specify a time frame.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
How AusSuper staff downplayed delays in death benefit payouts
ASIC pointed to internal emails that were “symptomatic of the culture within management of not providing sufficient information higher up the chain”.






