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Future Fund returns top $200bn since inception

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
Australia's sovereign wealth fund's returns exceeded $200 billion in September for the first time since its inception. The Future Fund achieved an annual return of 8.3% over the past decade, exceeding the targeted mandate of 7%. It provided a return ...

Brighter Super launches new brand campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
New advertisements see members lying back on hammocks carried by red balloons as they float across the Queensland landscape. Brighter Super's new campaign is being rolled out across TV, radio, outdoor, YouTube and social media and was created in ...

Crown Wealth director banned for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... wholesale clients regarding superannuation, securities, deposit and payment products, interests in managed investment schemes and life products, and to deal in those products. Rodwell failed to take proactive steps to ensure Crown Wealth complied with ...

Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... would mean every Australian could retire with confidence, knowing they're not missing out on money to pay the bills and enjoy life to the fullest."

One in three Aussies face 10-year retirement savings gap: Fidelity

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... research across 13 markets with 11,800 participants over the age of 50. The report highlighted the growing gap between rising life expectancy and financial preparedness leading to an urgent need to rethink how people prepare for longer lives. Fidelity ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... conservative capital requirements and it is insufficiently risk sensitive and may exacerbate procyclicality by requiring life insurers to liquidate assets during a market downturn. To address these, APRA proposed redesigning the illiquidity premium ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... by claiming it has declined over time when the fund has "not measured, estimated or reported the overwhelming majority of life cycle emissions (in particular the indirect or end-use 'Scope 3' emissions) related to its portfolio companies from ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... power of lifetime income as a building block of smarter, more resilient retirement strategies. "Retirement is not a single life event, it's a decades long journey where a retiree's needs will continue to evolve, which is why developing a system that ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... the industry talks about the $4.1 trillion in superannuation assets then a new measure could be "retirement income paid." A life without regrets Regret doesn't make it onto the SMILE index but it's there as a "bonus" risk. Hillier points to the ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... insurers paid out a total of $2.2 billion in mental health claims, according to modelling from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) using APRA data. Mental health is the fastest-growing cause of claims, according to APRA. The Australian Institute ...