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Rest launches new retirement tools to increase advice appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... billion super fund has announced a new digital experience designed to simplify members' access to its resources for retirement needs, especially for its advice business. The Rest Retire Ready is designed to connect pre-retiree members to the fund's ...

Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
A report by the Super Members Council (SMC) suggests the complex retirement system in Australia could be costing retirees up to $136,000. The modelling underscores the long-awaited need for financial advice reforms, and simpler, smarter pathways to ...

One in three Aussies face 10-year retirement savings gap: Fidelity

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... has revealed that one third of Australian pre-retirees and retirees over the age of 50 are financially unprepared for retirement, facing a savings shortfall of at least a decade. Fidelity International's latest research, in partnership with the National ...

Super fees continue to fall: Rainmaker

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... Fee benchmarks have continued to fall across MySuper and workplace products, however they increased for personal and retirement products. MySuper maintains its position as the most fee-competitive segment. On average, MySuper fees fell by 0.07% per annum ...

Government's rush to implement Payday Super is 'reckless': Coalition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... (SMC) is urging the swift passage of the bill, claiming that any delay costs workers $110 million a week in unpaid retirement savings. SMC's latest modelling shows 3.3 million Australians missed out on $5.7 billion in super in 2022-23, losing an average ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... changes to the Life and General Insurance Capital (LAGIC) framework that could further address its objective of promoting retirement income products," APRA said. "To expedite this review, APRA is not considering broader LAGIC changes at this stage. However ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Plan Investment Board, claiming the fund breached its duty to invest in their interests by failing to protect their retirement savings from climate risk. The plaintiffs, Aliya Hirji, Travis Olson, Rav Singh, and Chloe Tse, claim CPP Investments exposed ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Woodall said. "The other key tenant of our strategy through to 2030 is innovation in the way we think and talk about retirement, super into retirement." Part of this includes the launch of MLC Retirement Boost, currently available through the wrap platform ...

Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... economies while creating attractive opportunities for Australian institutional and superannuation capital that grows the retirement savings of Australian workers." Separately, IFM has also announced its intention to open a Singapore office, reinforcing ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Challenger and Iress have entered a strategic partnership to develop an advice-led solution to improve accessibility of retirement income products in Australia. Iress said the technology solution will enable financial advisers to better serve their clients ...