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Lack of awareness impacts retirement satisfaction: TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... current retirees, 66% said they would have been interested if such products had been clearly offered when they retired. TAL general manager, retirement and wealth Shaun Bransdon said the findings show a disconnect between engagement and action on retirement ...

Stablecoin to reshape financial services workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... start-up Hay. Alongside his appointment, AUDC recruited payments platform Zai's head of sales José Barroso as its new general manager, growth. "These appointments are about ensuring we have the right leadership in place to scale with the growth ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... complaints about death benefit claims delays falling over 72% during the same period. But super-related complaints in general remain elevated. "While these results are encouraging, complaints about superannuation remain high - trustees received over ...

ASIC to take 'balanced' stance on super advertising ban rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Act 2026. The restriction does not extend to general public advertising. Exceptions also apply to MySuper products that meet legislative criteria, employer default funds ...

AZ NGA appoints chief people and tech officers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... security. Additionally, it has also appointed Cormac Galvin, former head of finance and treasury at Cuscal Payments, as general manager of finance and transformation, reporting to AZ NGA chief financial officer. "AZ NGA is an ambitious, fast-growing ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
It's not just Australia that is dealing with an aging population, in fact the World Health Organisation estimates by 2030, one in six people will be aged 60 years or over. At that time the share of the population aged 60 years and over will increase ...

King's honours list lauds two super fund chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... for their outstanding achievements in the superannuation industry. For the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division, Hesta chief executive Debby Blakey was lauded for her "significant service to the superannuation sector, and to ...

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... on an interim basis. Michael McQueen is joining the industry fund on July 1, coming from Prime Super where he was the general manager for investments for close to two years. He brings over two decades of experience and held senior investment roles at ...

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... targeting to close the advice gap. Otivo said the launch comes as an alternative advice source for those seeking advice as general-purpose AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are restricted from providing financial advice. "Two hundred million ...

Older Australians drive majority of super complaints: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... $12.1 million to members in 2025. Complaints related to super accounts resulted in $5.8 million in remediation - with general service delay, delay in following instructions and service-related issues the top issues members faced. Total and permanent ...