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Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
There are many myths about retirement, and one of the most common is that people will run out of money. Even as Australians live longer and many spend up to three decades of their lives retired, the Retirement Income Review (RIR) found the typical retiree ...

Equity Trustees to ask Mulino for help amid First Guardian, Shield fallout

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
Equity Trustees will follow Netwealth's lead and make an application to the government under Part 23 of the SIS Act for help in making First Guardian and Shield investors whole. Speaking at the Equity Trustees annual general meeting today, managing ...

Uniseed appoints chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Uniseed has appointed Alastair Hick as its chief executive starting January 2026, succeeding Peter Devine who will leave the organisation in December after 20 years in the role. Hick will take over the role next year following a transition period through ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
APRA has launched a second round of consultations on the capital framework for longevity products in a bid to tackle the "weak demand" for such products including annuities. The prudential regulator has released several proposals in the next stage of ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
MLC Super chief executive Dave Woodall said MLC hopes to have cracked the top three superannuation funds in terms of size as part of its 2030 strategy. Speaking at a client event this morning, Woodall said the transition back to the MLC brand was the ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
The fall of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund calls for tougher scrutiny of research houses and licensees to strengthen their governance framework, according to experts, who warn that an entrenched system requires an urgent shakeup. ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
At any given opportunity, policymakers and industry leaders love to boast about Australia's 'world-class' $4.3 trillion superannuation system. While investments and performance have been impressive and the system has taken the pressure off the government ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Ben Hillier's 83-year-old mother recently went on her fourth overseas holiday this year. It was, says Hillier, at his insistence. A few years ago, his mother was convinced she wouldn't be able to travel anymore. She couldn't afford to do ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief economist Luke Yeaman has warned investors that the world has entered a "new economic era" where the rules are "very different", in his most recent economic update. "Things that have been disdained in recent decades are ...

Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its Systemic Issues Insights Report for the second half of FY25. The report highlighted that delays in processing superannuation rollovers and withdrawals remain a recurring systemic ...