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HESTA launches campaign around super tax benefits

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... of tax benefits during the period. The survey revealed most understood the option to salary sacrifice (64%) or make a personal after-tax contribution into their super (70%), but awareness was well below 50% for all other options, including government ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... 'tax-paid structure' where earnings are taxed internally within the product to help reduce the impact of higher personal marginal tax rates. If the investor keeps the investment bond for 10 years or more and it is not reset, it's considered ...

Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Australian superannuation funds are increasingly turning to digital advice tools to bridge the longstanding gap between members needs and access to affordable financial guidance, according to executives at wealth technology Bravura Solutions. Speaking ...

Janus Henderson builds AI for investment teams

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Janus Henderson is building an artificial intelligence (AI) research management tool LIBROS for its investment teams in collaboration with Percepta, an enterprise AI transformation company. Powered by Claude, the tool will help the investment team's ...

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... confidence, and control." "We give you direct access to research-led investment strategies, with full transparency and personal control. You see exactly which companies are in each strategy, why they're there, how they've performed, and when ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees. Ian Laughlin, serving as chair, works alongside ...

CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said it will argue a strong case for exemption for life insurance lead generation to not be swept up into a blanket ban designed to address misconduct in other parts of the financial system. The government ...

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... as other customary conditions. BMO is the eighth largest bank in North America, providing diversified services across personal and commercial banking, wealth management, global markets and investment banking. In 2022, Columbia Threadneedle Investments ...

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... version, Otivo said, delivering personalised advice on superannuation, retirement, mortgages, debt, ETF investing and personal insurance through a plain-language chat interface. Further, recommendations are subject to all regulatory compliance that apply ...

Almost half of Aussies not making voluntary super contributions

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... policy makers continue to focus on retirement adequacy through measures such as payday super reforms. Vanguard client of personal investors Renae Smith said many Australians remain unaware of one of the system's more flexible features, the ability to ...
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