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CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... rollout will begin with the introduction of the Retirement Income Optimiser on the FirstChoice platform, as well as a Pension Bonus feature for eligible CFS members in August, with further solutions to be introduced over the next 12 months. AMP, also ...

Retirees leave 90% of pension unspent: AMP Super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
AMP Super retirement director Ben Hillier said on average clients are leaving around 90% of their account based pension unspent at death, which makes it important for adviser to tackle 'regret risk' in retirement. Speaking at the Financial Standard ...

UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... use of controversial and/or nuclear weapons." UniSuper will also halve its asset-based administration fee for the Flexi Pension retirement product for more than 42,000 retired members, who will pay a fee of 0.08% from the current rate of 0.16%. Announced ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... billion by 2030. The NDIS will continue to grow each year and remain Australia's largest social program outside of the Age Pension, the government said.

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... offers every Australian a deal: if you set aside money for your retirement and reduce your future reliance on the age pension, you are rewarded by paying less tax. Australians rightly expect those tax concessions to remain stable, and that's what ...

Super funds welcome UK's Supers Unit to push investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... the UK. This follows a commitment by both governments on an investment partnership to further unlock superannuation and pension capital investment between the countries. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
The biggest risk to retirement may not be markets, but strategies that haven't kept pace with today's needs. For financial advisers who want to stay at the leading edge, Allianz Retire+ offers a compelling solution. Retirement income products ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
New Zealand needs to reform its pension sector, increasing the age at which retirement savings can be accessed and no longer taxing those savings, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In its latest report on ...

Atlas Arteria rejects 'exploitative' IFM takeover bid

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... the takeover bid it was actively considering its holdings in Chicago Skyway and had issued a notice to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), the other major shareholder in Chicago Skyway, to sell its stake. However, IFM's condition on the takeover offer ...

Pinnacle, National Pension Service of Korea up stake in Metrics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Pinnacle Investment Management and South Korea's public pension fund have bumped up their stakes in private credit specialist Metrics Credit Holdings. Pinnacle will acquire an additional 6.8% in Metrics to take its total ownership to 35%. The total ...