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AMP Super launches new app

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... last, alongside personalised digital advice covering areas such and contributions and investments. The app also includes Lifetime Boost, which may improve future Age Pension outcomes for eligible members who later choose AMP Lifetime Retirement Income. ...

Nuveen completes Schroders acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... firm has a significant presence in the US, UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific. "Our landmark combination gives us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape our industry and to deliver a proposition to clients that hasn't previously existed," Nuveen chief ...

AMP, CFS and Vision Super get the Epic Retirement Tick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... retail funds. "Several more funds introduced a retirement bonus this year, but there was less innovation in terms of lifetime products. We're hoping to see more work in this space by next year." Last year, ASIC slammed super trustees for poor retirement ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... in more advantaged areas." The findings have implications for the design of retirement income products, particularly lifetime income streams, where assumptions about how long retirees will live influence both pricing and the level of income available. ...

CFS launches retirement income optimiser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... Retirement Income Optimiser is available through CFS's FirstChoice platform and is designed to work alongside a planned CFS lifetime pension offering, which is expected to be introduced in 2027. The feature operates while members are building their super ...

Taxpayers to foot Age Pension if super turned into ATM: SMC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... of it directly for up to three years. However, research by SMC showed taxpayers would have to fund an extra $14,000 in lifetime Age Pension payments for every median full-time worker aged 25 for three years under One Nation's policy. Additionally, a ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... found that ART leads the pack in the take-up of longevity products. Furthermore, ART's account-based pension and lifetime income product are a use case for being able to provide "the closest thing the Australian market has to real-world evidence ...

Treasury floats innovative businesses CGT concession draft laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... turnover below $50 million. The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) said the most significant change is the removal of the lifetime cap. "TCA has strongly advocated for changes to the cap limit so that founders remain properly incentivised to take on the ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... helping pull people forward. Taking the Australian Defence Force as an example, Nettheim has seen young people end up on a lifetime pension after being unable to perform their role due to illness, injury or mental health challenges. Some effectively ...

AMP North appoints head of strategic growth

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... and AMP Adviser Services before departing in 2006. Kirk will lead strategic sales and partnership across North, MyNorth Lifetime, MyNorth Guarantee, Managed Portfolios, and the AMP Managed Funds, with a focus on deepening relationships with advice licensees ...