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Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... about large financial decisions, this is leaving many retirees unclear on their spending capacity and holding them back from plans that could help them enjoy the retirement they've worked hard for." Kane said to build "genuine confidence", financial ...

Vital Business Partners names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... and mortgage broking businesses, and opened new offices in Cagayan De Oro, in the Philippines. The business has ambitious plans to continue growing and delivering a broad range of outsourcing services to clients." Fisher added that he looks forward to ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... activities will be reset and New Framework Planning will deliver more equitable, consistent and sustainable participants plans from 1 April 2027," the budget read. The government will invest $821.2 million over four years to expand the mandatory registration ...

TelstraSuper-Aware Super merger complete

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... fund with approximately 1.3 million members and over $235 billion in funds under management. The two funds first announced plans to explore a merger in July last year, signed a Heads of Agreement in October and executed the SFT on April 30. "This merger ...

Platinum Asset Management awards back-office mandate to Apex Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... investors' accounts," the announcement read. For investors, direct debit will no longer be available for regular investment plans, with payments to be made via BPay or electronic funds transfer. Transactions will also no longer be made in New Zealand ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... premium reductions will apply for HESTA Super and HESTA Personal Super member; they do not apply to those in corporate super plans. The reductions follow a renewed group insurance arrangement with AIA Australia and reflect the fund's ongoing commitment ...

Openmarkets makes private wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Openmarkets is expanding into private wealth, with plans to attract 50 financial advisers over the next three years. Openmarkets' private wealth advisory has onboarded several new advisers across Australia in the past 12 months as part of a strategic ...

Lazard AM launches emerging market fund to retail sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... private markets adviser focused on fund placement, secondary advisory, and general partner capital advisory services. Lazard plans to combine its existing private capital advisory group with Campbell Lutyens to form Lazard CL, marking its third global ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... security they deserve." The reforms have been on the table for some time. In September 2020 consultation first began on plans to force smaller workplace pension schemes to justify their existence, and it was expected this pressure to consolidate was ...

ASIC issues roadmap for digital assets law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... a catalogue or index) to help industry with the existing guidance," it said. During the transition period, ASIC said it plans to seek views on a range of topics, including the need for new regulatory guidance; its approach to applying discretion in the ...