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MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
MLC's super and retirement platform, MLC Expand, is rolling out a slew of artificial intelligence (AI) automation tools that it says could save advice practices hundreds of hours per month. Over the coming months, MLC Expand is launching automation ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The retirement savings of thousands of Australians have been lost in the First Guardian and Shield failures and, while investigations are ongoing, the blame for their collapse and the misconduct that led to it is being passed around like a football ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... means-tested Age Pension to increase the net replacement rate for average-income earners. Raising the level of household savings and reducing the level of household debt and introducing a government superannuation contribution to primary carers of young ...

PIMCO expands active ETF offering with EARN

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... will invest in a portfolio of investment-grade bonds which is built for investors seeking a modest shift from traditional savings vehicles. It offers monthly income and daily liquidity without compromising on credit quality, PIMCO said. It's PIMCO's ...

Classic 60/40 approach underdelivers for women retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
Women with their retirement savings invested in a traditional 60/40 portfolio are more likely to run out of money early, according to a Monash University study. The study looked at how well the 60/40 strategy supports retirees - both male and female ...

Australian super funds 'important' for the UK economy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... Australia often cited as a model for how such investment can deliver infrastructure, create jobs, and grow retirement savings, IFM Investors said Multiple super funds have opened offices in the UK in recent years, including AustralianSuper in 2016 and ...

Treasury unveils major super tax changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... injustice and ensures that Australia's lowest-paid workers receive the same fair tax treatment on their retirement savings as everyone else." For women in the lowest income brackets, the change could mean up to $60,000 more in their super balance ...

ASIC seeks compensation for Shield victims from EQT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... avenues of recovery for members." ASIC's updated Statement of Claim comes after Macquarie agreed to reimburse the retirement savings of about 3000 Shield Master Fund victims, whose superannuation was invested in the fund via Macquarie Wrap. The legal ...

ASIC helping with law reform over Shield, First Guardian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... Master Fund. "This is a key outcome that stems the significant losses that threatened thousands of members' retirement savings after they used Macquarie's platform to invest their super in Shield," he said. "As I have already said publicly a number of ...

ASIC reports 50% jump in investigations in FY25

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... months ASIC became increasing concerned with the rise in "unscrupulous" business models that attack the superannuation savings of Australians, commonly done through high-pressure selling and promises of better returns in exchange for investments into ...