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MUFG scores administration mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
MUFG Retirement Solutions, a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services has been appointed by ElectricSuper as the fund's new administration partner. MUFG said the appointment marks the commencement of a strategic partnership supporting members across ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... superannuation in accumulation after retiring, costing individuals up to $136,000, while around half of account-based pension holders withdrew only the minimum required, leading many to live more cautiously than their savings would allow. The 'Two-Chapter ...

HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... Retirement Income Stream (IRIS) and provides access to concessional Centrelink treatment when used to purchase a lifetime pension account. This adds to the current range of lifetime income solutions from other providers, including Allianz Guaranteed ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... over $65 million was invested in First Guardian between June 2023 and March 2024 by around 2700 members of NQ Super & Pension, a division of the AMG Superannuation Fund for which Equity Trustees was the trustee. ASIC alleges Equity Trustees did not obtain ...

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 ...