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Actuaries Institute proposes pre-set pension for retirees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... missing out on tax-free income by not transitioning their superannuation to the retirement phase when eligible. Under the proposal, all APRA-regulated super funds would be required to offer members aged 65 and over a pre-set account-based pension, a ...

Insignia Financial shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Insignia Financial shareholders have voted in favour of the proposed acquisition by CC Capital Partners by an overwhelming majority of 98.65%. Insignia chair Allan Griffiths said he is pleased with the strong level of shareholder support for the Scheme ...

Concerns raised over super switching consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... performance test actually forces many Australians to switch funds. "The most glaring contradiction in the Treasury's proposal is the collision with APRA's Performance Test. Since 2021, APRA has been running a 'hard-coded' annual performance check. If ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... actually protect people, warning against ineffective measures and those that will harm victims. It raised concerns over the proposal to remove the 'but for test' from the Compensation Scheme of the Last Resort (CSLR), calling it 'deeply unfair'. Treasury ...

Magellan, WAM suffer due to Iran conflict

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz "will be possible". Trump said the Iranian government sent through a 10-point proposal which the US has deemed "workable". "We received a 10-point proposal from Iran, and we believe it is a workable basis on ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Treasury has opened its long-awaited consultation on the sustainability of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and the best way for the industry to fund it. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino is seeking options on how the CSLR can ...

US private credit firm swoops in to save Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... 18 months and $100 million thereafter. In February 2025, Oaktree Capital offered Star Entertainment a debt financing proposal to provide $650 million in two debt facilities with a term of five years. Star Entertainment has faced a flurry of issues over ...

Super funds must protect members, says Kirkland

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... trustees need to reassess how they approve and monitor investments, he said. "We're also supportive of the government's proposal to introduce a legislative obligation on superannuation trustees to report to ASIC suspicious or anomalous patterns of behaviour ...

Macquarie 'preparing for all contingencies' as conflict continues

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... attacks on Iranian energy plants for 10 days and said talks with Iran were going well. Iranian officials have dismissed the proposal, calling it one-sided and unfair. "Perhaps it's very hard to say, the Kuwaiti person we were speaking to last night ...

Victory Capital exits Janus Henderson acquisition bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... "The Janus Henderson Special Committee and its board determined that Victory Capital's unsolicited March 17, 2026 proposal presents unacceptable closing risk, that its financing is highly uncertain and that the proposal is not actionable," Janus ...