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Retirement confidence slides in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... pressures, market volatility and global economic uncertainty have eroded optimism. Brighter Super's 2025-26 State of Retirement report found national retiree confidence dropped 13 percentage points to 47% in 2026 from 60% a year earlier, while the proportion ...

Lack of awareness impacts retirement satisfaction: TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... (38%) pre-retirees understood how those products work. The second edition of TAL's What I Wish I knew About Retirement report, surveying some 2000 pre-retirees and retirees, found retirees are much more satisfied with their retirement when acquiring ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... investment-related constraints. The Comfort or Collapse: Why Balance Size and Design, Not Just Returns, Decide Retirement report highlights the "fragility" of retirement outcomes for Australians amid longer life expectancy, rising living costs and market ...

Retirement fears persist despite rising preparedness: CFS

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... continuing to weigh heavily according to new research from Colonial First State (CFS). The third annual Rethinking Retirement report found 51% of Australians feel prepared for retirement, up on previous years, but more than half (54%) remain worried ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
APRA's funding levy will rise by 4.2% to $253.3 million for the 2027 financial year, Treasury estimates show, with superannuation funds expected to cover one third of this charge. Split across the sectors it regulates, APRA apportioned $81.2 million ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... rather, it comes down to hesitancy to make the decisions retirement requires. Allianz Retire+'s The two-chapter retirement report highlighted that many retirees can afford a comfortable retirement but are hesitant to spend and often delay critical financial ...

APRA kicks off Retirement Reporting Framework consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
APRA has launched a consultation on how it can effectively collect and report data from superannuation funds as part of its work under the Retirement Income Covenant. The prudential regulator has released details of how it can work with the industry ...

Chalmers releases retirement phase reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has released the Retirement Reporting Framework and Best Practice Principles for superannuation retirement income solutions. "These reforms are all about strengthening the system to deliver the best results for Australians when ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
AustralianSuper has made six reform requests to the government ahead of the Federal Budget, which is set to be delivered in May. AustralianSuper head of corporate affairs Steve McMillan said the pre-Budget submission "focuses on reforms that will enhance ...

Treasury launches retirement phase consultations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
Treasury has launched two consultations relating to the retirement phase, one of which seeks the right metrics and indicators to create transparency and improve retirement outcomes. The proposed Retirement Reporting Framework will require trustees to ...
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