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FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... with lifetime income. However, despite the growing appetite and intention to acquire lifetime income products, current uptake is stagnant and at a very low point, as acknowledged by Huppert and others. Observing the trend, Challenger head of retirement ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... early stages of adoption, particularly in cross-border payments among institutional users, is now prominent but mainstream uptake will be evolutionary rather than overnight. "By providing a trusted digital representation of fiat currency, they remove ...

Allianz Retire+ appoints senior manager

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... critical to ensuring more advisers and clients can access innovative solutions like AGILE." The group said this month that the uptake of the Allianz Guaranteed Income for Life (AGILE) rose 31% since the start of the year.

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... news, though, engagement is increasing. People are becoming more aware, and switching behaviour is rising." Members' uptake on financial advice and SMSFs launching are also trending up. "Fewer people are receiving financial advice than before, but ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... was never seen before, he said, further accentuating the intent towards self-licensing. However, the low number in advice uptake across Australia - only 10.4% of the entire population are seeking advice - compared to similar economies like the US (27%) ...

Bell Financial looks to diversify revenue, targets 'holistic' strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... than 2200 client portfolios. It said it will migrate all existing portfolios on Praemium platforms and continue driving uptake from existing and new clients to build on gross inflows.

Digital advice spurring demand for full personal advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... across the sector and the confidence to implement solutions at scale." Among superannuation funds, the research found a high uptake of digital advice among pre-retirees and repeat usage from members in general. In essence, digital advice must now be ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... stronger" when they were in government by getting rid of fees on low balances and abolished the mandatory life insurance uptake for those that did not need it. "As you can see, none of those reforms that were introduced by the Coalition had anything ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... products like a reverse mortgage to access the equity in their homes without needing to sell their home. "However, current low uptake indicates many don't know about the product or understand how it may help them meet their financial goals." Now the ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... member calculations, it said. However, these solutions, along with the advice gap, "face the same hurdles to wider consumer uptake." Addressing that, the report noted the Productivity Commission suggested that equity release providers could use "greater ...
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