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Australian Unity appoints deputy chair

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... and market volatility were making older Australians reluctant to draw on their assets. "This can lead to a fixation on savings targets rather than seeing wealth as an enabler of wellbeing - for us and the people we care about," he said. Gopal said the ...

Ageing dynamics require holistic retirement planning: La Trobe Financial

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2026
... it's becoming materially longer. And for financial advisers, they need to work hard to make people's retirement savings last. "One member of a couple now living into their 90s is becoming increasingly normal, rather than exceptional." As retirees ...

AustralianSuper rolls out new investment data platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... grows, while providing greater flexibility to respond to changing investment needs. AustralianSuper manages retirement savings for more than 3.8 million members across more than 500,000 businesses. The fund had nearly $438 billion in funds under management ...

The risks keeping APRA's new deputy chair up at night

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... to adjustments in current regulations that disincentivise investments by super funds in improving the safety of member savings. "We should be prepared to consider whether any aspects of the current regulatory architecture disincentivise these important ...

Early access undermines super's purpose: Mulino

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... cost-of-living and housing pressures faced by Australians needs a targeted response rather than falling back on super savings. "The preservation debate, whether it be in different ways in housing, whether it be in different ways to support people with ...

Natixis creates new division, adds to C-suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... clients can expect solutions development and product range strategy tailored to clients' needs across retirement, long-term savings and wealth management. To lead the new division, Natixis IM head of international distribution Fabrice Chemouny will transition ...

ART rolls out new investment technology platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... technology transformation, with the fund targeting $500 billion in funds under management by 2030. ART manages retirement savings for 2.4 million members. ART chief investment officer Ian Patrick said the new system would support investment decisions ...

Guaranteed income gives retirees 'licence to spend': JPMAM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... Council (FSC) Retirement Summit in Sydney, Oldroyd said a guaranteed income can help give retirees a licence to spend their savings. "When we look at retirees who have higher degrees of guaranteed income as a portion of their overall wealth, they are ...

ATO sets sights on 'predatory practices' to access super

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... understand the risks and notice the red flags can help avoid decisions that could significantly impact your retirement savings or result in penalties. "We will continue to take strong action against third party facilitators who seek to exploit or undermine ...

Trustees drop the ball on advice fee oversight

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... enforce advice fee deduction caps for members. ASIC also noted its focus on trustees to "monitoring of risks to retirement savings", according to its report REP 833 Safeguarding super: How well are platform trustees monitoring risks to retirement savings ...