Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 161 - 170 of 6133 results for "Australians"

MLC completes full Retirement Boost rollout for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... members. MLC Expand chief executive Liz McCarthy said the product is an innovative solution to tackle the issue of Australians hanging on to their cash at retirement in fear that they might not have enough to live on. "This product addresses those issues...it ...

New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Super Members Council (SMC) has launched a national education program, urging young Australians to start looking after their superannuation savings. The 'Look after your super' initiative uses the concept of the golden super goose to help Australians ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
New research from Super Members Council (SMC) has revealed an "alarming spike" in the number of Australians with very small super balances and no pre-existing advice relationship taking part in super switching. The SMC research said these small-balance ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Padraig Brown has left Mercer after more than 14 years, ending his stint as New Zealand chief investment officer. He is joining NZX-listed Precinct Properties, the country's largest commercial property owner, worth about $3.4 billion. At NZX-listed ...

Monetary policy decisions now 'more difficult': Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... doing when you're forecasting and modelling is you're summarising the individual decisions of millions of Australians and millions of people around the world and you're trying to put them into single equations and it doesn't work quite ...

Aware Super launches digital advice tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... refine their plan if they need to," Aware Super said. Travis noted that while Aware Super research found nine out of 10 Australians were worried about running out of money in retirement, members were leaving up to 25% of their super unspent. "Retirement ...

Strategic simplification lifts ClearView's profits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... changing Australian life insurance market." "Our purpose remains clear: to make life insurance more accessible for Australians and their families, at a lower cost to serve, driven by a streamlined business and technology model." The result coincides ...

AustralianSuper reduces fees on Member Direct option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
AustralianSuper has made a raft of changes to its Member Direct option, effective March 28. Portfolio administration fees on the 'Term Deposits' and the 'Shares, ETFs and LICs' levels of access will be reduced from $180 p.a. to $150 ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... RAMS and Australian Unity Funds Management. ASIC's work will also see a total of $583 million returned to millions of Australians through refunds. This includes the court enforceable undertakings that saw Macquarie pay $321 million to around 3000 affected ...

Chalmers releases retirement phase reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... retirement income solutions. "These reforms are all about strengthening the system to deliver the best results for Australians when they retire, as well as when they're working," Chalmers said. "Australia's $4.5 trillion superannuation system ...