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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 ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... be put into effect". In assessing the deal, the watchdog said Zurich and ClearView overlap in Australia in the supply of life insurance products, particularly in the supply of products in the retail adviser channel. It determined "the acquisition may ...

Ausbil appointed co-manager for NYSE-listed fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Ausbil has been appointed co-manager of a New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) fund, helping oversee a new global small-mid cap equity strategy. Together with NYLIM, Ausbil co-manages the newly launched NYLI International Small-Mid Cap Equity ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... global listed real estate had become increasingly diversified, spanning sectors from self-storage and student accommodation to life sciences, data centres and senior housing. Instead, Bedingfield pointed to senior housing in North America as one of the ...

Government to commit $3.7bn to strengthen aged care access

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... alongside $389.8 million to implement refinements in the program, including assessments, hardship applications and the end-of-life pathway, and to bring forward the release of the program. Additionally, $565.1 million will be delivered to strengthen ...

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has affirmed the highly anticipated overhauls to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing in a bid to "level the playing field for first home buyers." The 50% CGT discount will be replaced with inflation-adjusted ...

ASFA expands technical implementation service

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is expanding its technical implementation service across all ASFA members, regardless of their membership status. From July, access to ASFA InPractice's (AIP) co-design working groups will ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... uncertainty and the rising cost of living. Australians are also living longer; according to the Actuaries Institute, the cohort life expectancy of Australian males age 60 is 87.9 and for a females it is 89.8 - with at least half likely to live longer. ...

Super funds can drive member engagement through insurance: TAL

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... particularly women with lower super balances. TAL said more personalised communications, digital tools and guidance tied to major life events could help funds improve engagement and ensure members better understand the protection available through their ...