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FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... pretty much reached the tightest levels we've seen since maybe pre-GFC, maybe of all time. Meaning the compensation for default is very low, but defaults have also been low," he says. Rauch also notes an insatiable demand for public market credit ...

Cbus members to see 46% increase in insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
Cbus members will see an average 46% increase in death and TPD premiums from July 1. Default cover premiums will increase between $0.19 cents and $10.24 per week. There will also be a 12% increase for some income protection categories, the first rise ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... system. The primary reform is the introduction of a Value for Money framework which will require trustees to offer clear default retirement income options. The aim is to avoid savers being stuck in underperforming schemes. This will involve a standardised ...

Cbus calls for mandatory insurance warnings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... other high-risk occupations, are unlikely to be able to take out cover outside of superannuation and therefore rely on default insurance in super to provide vital protection. Between April 2020 and 31 December 2025, Cbus said it paid a total of $178.5 ...

Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... reported its Q126 update, with all options recording negative returns but Cash across its super and pension offerings. Its default Growth option returned -2.03% during the March quarter, while its pension default Balanced option delivered -1.55% in the ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... systems in the world. We believe as an industry, have both the opportunity and the responsibility in standardising a simple default pathway, combining guided drawdown with risk pooling and partial annuitisation or deferred income components." Helyar ...

Australians lose $13.5bn by delaying retirement switch: HESTA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... phase option rather than staying in accumulation," Blakey said. "That's why we're calling for a well-designed default mechanism that would seek to ensure no Australian is left behind simply because the system failed to guide them." The whitepaper ...

Superannuation advertising ban consultation launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... that employers only show three types of superannuation products: the employee's existing stapled fund, employer's default fund and MySuper products that meet the required conditions. The "MySuper product exception" will allow a person to advertise ...

Blue Owl says its private credit loan books remain healthy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
US alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital, with over US$307 billion in assets under management, is not seeing any increase in defaults in its loans amid rising concerns over the health of the country's private credit sector. Speaking at the Asia ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the contrary shows Australians choosing to switch to super platforms from default funds are typically older investors with higher balances who have received professional financial advice. SMC found in 2024-25 ...