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Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
The opportunity costs of leaving cash in a savings account are too high as financial advisers can do more to help manage clients' emotional responses when it comes to taking higher risks with their money, a behavioural finance expert said. At the ...

ASIC acts against MWL, its director and lead generator

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... having no proven track record, we will seek to allege clients were advised to invest most or almost all of their retirement savings into the fund, irrespective of their individual circumstances." Due to MWL being in administration, ASIC said its application ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... compliance failures" by Interprac that thousands of Australians received poor financial advice, putting their retirement savings at significant risk. At 10.20am, following ASIC's announcement, Sequoia Financial Group - the parent company of Interprac ...

HUB24, TAL to launch retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... said the solution will address one of the most pressing concerns for Australians - the risk of outliving their retirement savings. Citing UniSuper's Purpose Report 2025, 68% of Australians fear running out of retirement savings, leading many to restrict ...

Hostplus introduces retirement bonus payments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... increasing equity across the fund. "The retirement bonus provides eligible members with a valuable boost to their retirement savings at a key transition point, helping them make the most of their super as they move into the pension phase," Elia said. ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... women who are often the most at risk of poverty in retirement. "Allowing couples the scope to roll over existing super savings from the super fund with the higher balance to the fund with the lower balance to optimise tax treatment would also be a significant ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... of SMSFs established under the recommendations of a financial adviser are unsuitable to their needs and put retirement savings at risk, an ASIC review reveals. Of 100 financial advice files investigated, 62 failed to demonstrate compliance with the best ...

Member engagement lies in rewards, gamification: Whitepaper

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... benefits program that offer curated discounts across retail, travel, and entertainment. "When members can access real-world savings on groceries, fuel, entertainment or experiences, their relationship with their fund begins to shift. Instead of seeing ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... statutory minimum draw-down rates as a default," says Huppert. "That is, only drawing down the minimum to avoid running out of savings. The RIR concluded that if superannuation was consumed more efficiently in retirement, most people would have higher ...

Payday Super laws passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... said the reform will go some way to address the problem of unpaid super, which sees more than $5 billion in retirement savings withheld from Aussie workers each year. "Payday Super is one of the most significant reforms to the superannuation system in ...