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Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... was driven by the growing confusion retirees face in evaluating competing strategies and product claims. "How does the average retiree know what is a sensible approach to follow? How can they tell what the actual benefits are, and if they are truly suited ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... rise as demand continues to grow. Truong says companies that operate in the aged care housing sector say market rents on average need to rise around another 20% to 25% for developers to be incentivised to build new assets - something which is expected ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... (fixed income), provide the most consistent outcomes for modest balances," Le said. "All-equity strategies deliver higher average ending balances but carry sharper drawdown risks, while bond-heavy portfolios virtually guarantee capital erosion when withdrawals ...

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... total trades, representing a 42% increase in the financial year to the end of the month. It also saw a 37% increase in average daily trades of over 2.6 million transactions, compared to 2.07 million average daily trades in the same month last year. In ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... by the fact that, although earnings vary across the skill distribution, migrants typically earn below the host-country average and are concentrated in lower-earning sectors." In the long-run, however, the productivity hit would compound the labour supply ...

Retirement fears persist despite rising preparedness: CFS

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... reality. Australians would ideally like to retire at age 62 but expect they will need to continue working until 66 on average. At the same time, the amount Australians believe is required for a comfortable retirement has surpassed $1 million for the ...

Super 'safest' entry in private market for retail investors: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
Morningstar said super funds could be the safest and most effective option for retail investors to access private market investments. This, it said, would especially benefit those investors who do not have the capacity to do their own research and due ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... she says. Robb notes real estate lending has a completely different risk profile with usually a shorter loan tenure and average maturity of 12 months, giving a natural redemption and forming a defensive part of private credit. She adds there is no better ...

Retirees leave 90% of pension unspent: AMP Super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
AMP Super retirement director Ben Hillier said on average clients are leaving around 90% of their account based pension unspent at death, which makes it important for adviser to tackle 'regret risk' in retirement. Speaking at the Financial Standard ...

Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... really, really big problem," he said. The Colchester Emerging Markets Bond Fund has provided an annual return of 5.66% on average since inception to end of January.
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