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Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
How a contrarian instinct performs during market shocks Markets can overreact. A disappointing earnings result, a change in management or a period of uncertainty can quickly turn a company into one investors would rather avoid. Far less attention is ...

Retirees leave 90% of pension unspent: AMP Super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... living, lifestyle, later and legacy. The liquid bucket would have short-term needs of the client held in cash plus a little extra for emergencies, the living bucket would include recurring living expenses generated by the Age Pension and lifetime income ...

UniSuper halves admin fees for 42,000 members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... news for members within our Flexi Pension product. Based on our modelling it means that they could have more than $5000 extra in their accounts through their retirement thanks to this change," Chun said. The Flexi Pension option allows members to access ...

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... modelling found removing the exclusion could mean a typical part-time domestic cleaner retiring with more than $130,000 extra in super, increasing retirement income by around $4500 a year, while also reducing reliance on the Age Pension. SMC has previously ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Private markets have experienced significant growth in recent years, and investors are showing no signs of slowing down. Global private equity (PE) investment rose from US$1.8 trillion in 2024 to US$2.1 trillion in 2025, despite a decline in deal volume ...

Magellan shareholders say yes to Barrenjoey takeover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Magellan Financial shareholders have approved the takeover of Barrenjoey at an implied valuation of $1.6 billion. Magellan first announced the merger in early March, noting Brian Benari will become the group chief executive under the new entity. Sophia ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... industry with an opportunity to set out its position on this issue more clearly and build on the existing commitments to take extra care and treat people with empathy, compassion and respect, which are in turn supported by specific commitments in the ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
"I think the odds are on our side." That was the message from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the race for global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) gains historic pace. Anthropic is building the ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
"I'm the eldest boy!" This is one of the most quotable quotes from the award-winning television show Succession, and while it is somewhat outdated for parents to leave behind their money, or legacy, to one child due solely to birth order or gender ...

Law blocking abusers from hiding assets in super enters parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... made. This does not mean the victim has access to the total superannuation assets, it is just for them to judge whether extra contributions were removed, making it no longer worthwhile for them to see compensation from those additional contributions. ...