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Challenger results a 'headline miss'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... and scale advice delivery more efficiently. OPEX said the partnership with Challenger will also deliver modelling of lifetime income strategies for advisers supporting clients approaching or in retirement. OPEX said Challenger's involvement provides ...

HNWs, retirees key battlegrounds for platforms: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... potential to become a ticket to play for the non-HNW segment, said Peker. He noted that in addition to being market-linked lifetime income solutions, clients can accumulate Age Pension benefits during accumulation at no extra cost, and advisers retain ...

Acenda enters retirement market with new solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... highlighting that people's priorities shift once retirement begins and options that improve the "predictability of income over a lifetime become more important." Recognising the importance of financial advice in boosting retirement confidence, McCormack ...

AMP profits fall as Alexis George prepares to step down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... and investments business, with innovative offers including digital advice, and the market leading AMP Rewards and AMP Lifetime Super, which are helping to drive retention and member growth." George said AMP's reputation is now at the highest level since ...

Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... Retire+ has slashed fees for its retirement income product AGILE to 0.30% p.a. as well as the wait period to commence the lifetime income. The product fee has dropped from 0.80% p.a. while the wait time to commence the lifetime income has reduced from ...

Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... additional licensing requirements. It also suggests that the government replace the annual super contribution caps with lifetime caps and discontinue the Better Targeted Superannuation Tax Concessions policy. Meanwhile, in the longer term, CA ANZ wants ...

BT, Challenger to deliver retirement income suite

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... to deliver a range of retirement income solutions on BT Panorama. To be released in two stages, BT plans to launch a lifetime super feature in the second half of 2026. The solution would allow members to begin accruing Age Pension asset test concessions ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... Net inflows in the last quarter alone hit a record of $5.6 billion. In November, TAL partnered with HUB24 to launch a lifetime retirement solution in the first half of 2026. The unnamed product is said "to meet the requirements of an innovative lifetime ...

Replace capital gains discount with income averaging: e61

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... life of the asset, an option that was available until 1999. "Income averaging would ensure that taxpayers with similar lifetime income would pay similar tax rates regardless of whether they earn regular wages or have a volatile one-off gain," e61 research ...

TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... maintaining strong financial protection for those permanently unable to work." The announcement comes as TAL is set to launch a lifetime retirement solution in partnership with HUB24 next year to address the risk of members outliving their retirement ...