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Australia maintains global retirement security ranking: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... showed across the sub categories, Australia declined in finances in retirement but has improved, or remained steady, across health, quality of life and material wellbeing. Even though Australia maintained its top ten spot, 53% of Australians said it ...

Young people want more from their life insurance: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... Seguros SA. The report highlights the top three benefits those under 40 want, which include cash withdrawals for life events, health and wellness benefits and critical illness coverage. These benefits delivered through a seamless experience rather than ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has found many insurers are still using blanket mental health exclusions despite being required to assess customers' individual circumstances. Releasing its report on life insurers' compliance ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... Office of Financial Management (AOFM), deliver a $14 billion bond issuance. Proceeds raised were to fund services such as health, social welfare, education, infrastructure and defence. "Instead of trading gradually throughout the day to limit market ...

ASIC takes aim at super, private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... complement, not cannibalise each other," Constant said. "We received a range of ideas for sensible adjustments to improve the health of our public markets and indeed, we have actioned many of these." Constant said that within the next three months the ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... for older Australians who wish to remain active in the workforce," Blakey said. "For our members, who are largely in the health and community services sector (HACS), working in retirement has a multitude of benefits for them and the community. Part-time ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... iPhone in their early 50s. They were using digital tech before their children." Meanwhile, Delahunty noted that private health insurance jumped 3.7%, the most significant quarterly increase since 2018. "Beyond digital costs, we're seeing heightened price ...

ART invests $1bn in Macquarie fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... to deploy at least $2 billion to impact investing by 2030 goes beyond just climate change, and may include assets in the health, social housing and aged care sectors among others," she said. ART general manager of mid risk assets and UK Michael Weaver ...

Conscious IM delivers affordable housing solutions

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... above the state average. The turn-key homes are situated near public transport and within walking distance of the Box Hill health precinct. The financing of these properties has been structured to ensure they remain affordable and in community-ownership ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Family offices say they remain committed to sustainable investments despite ongoing political and financial uncertainty, according to a survey by the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI). Nearly all the 144 Asia Pacific family offices surveyed feature ...