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Retirement expectations of young Australians surge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
Vanguard's third annual How Australia Retires report offers thorough insights into how Australians are planning for their retirement. Surveying 1800 Australians aged 18 and above, the findings indicate critical disparities in financial literacy ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... from being exploited, and testing incident response plans regularly to minimise disruption and recovery time. "There can be a gap in governance due to a lack of commitment from senior management, which leads to inadequate processes for identification ...

Cbus vows faster death benefit payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
After being caned by ASIC for making beneficiaries wait for more than 90 days to receive a death benefit, Cbus is vowing to pay them faster. Where members have not nominated a beneficiary, Cbus said benefit payments will be paid to the surviving current ...

SMC calls for greater protections against financial abuse of older Australians

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Responding to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) consultation on Approaches to Family Violence and Financial Abuse of Older People, Super Members Council (SMC) is calling for greater safeguards for Australia's vulnerable, ageing population. ...

Salary report shows 23% pay gap for top BDMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... - retail or wholesale, with 15 to 20 years-plus experience, could earn between $300,000 and $340,000, suggesting a 23% pay gap between the two markets. However, Kaizen found that while the wholesale market may not pay as much, it has had a busy season ...

ART invests $1bn in Macquarie fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... while scaling impact investing is challenging, she believed ART's scale and long-term investment horizon can help bridge the gap "from niche to mainstream". "We are at the start of our journey. And this commitment to deploy at least $2 billion to impact ...

Allow couples tax-free super splitting: Hume

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... that would allow couples to split their collective superannuation balances evenly between them to improve the gender super gap was tabled in Parliament yesterday. The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 was ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
Still reeling from the coordinated cyberattack in April, superannuation funds will test their cybersecurity resilience and see what lessons they have learned under a drill provided by the Gateway Network Governance Body (GNGB). Taking place on Thursday ...

IML debuts income-focused ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... Top holdings include BHP Group, CSL, Brambles, CBA, NAB and The Lottery Corporation. O'Neill said the fund fills that gap for retirees, giving them consistent income with lower volatility they can rely on. "It's becoming harder and harder for ...

Chalmers opens Investor Front Door pilot

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
The government has launched the pilot program for the Investor Front Door, which aims to make it quicker and easier for investors to back major projects. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said it is designed to improve the investment environment by streamlining ...