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Middle Australia on track for 'comfortable retirement': ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... guarantee increase to 12%, we are seeing super fulfill its objective of providing a dignified retirement for ordinary Australians, with today's 30-year-olds reaping the rewards of decades of progress in our world-class super system," Delahunty said. ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... to consumers through a range of organisations across the health and banking sectors, integrated into platforms that Australians use daily, it explained. Employers will be able to provide life, income and illness protection through their payroll platforms ...

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... "broader concerns". "It risks undermining long-term planning, reducing fairness in the system, and affecting more Australians over time than initially anticipated," Waterhouse said. "Existing precedent suggests that Division 296 tax credits may not transfer ...

ASIC puts 18 finfluencers on notice amid global campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... Commission also hand-delivered warnings alongside law enforcement. Recent Moneysmart research found that 41% of young Australians seek financial information or advice from online sources such as social media, including finfluencers. Since it began cracking ...

Inheritance dissatisfaction an advice opportunity: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... some of their newly acquired capital, HNW individuals could achieve long-term wealth generation." Other ways in which Australians differed from the rest of the world included the fact that just 40% inherit directly from their grandparents, compared to ...

Aussies feeling FOMO on private markets: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... pull the trigger as more than half (56%) lack clear understanding of the framework around private assets. Further, Australians have a lower rate (58%) of understanding of the private market compared to 65% globally. With seven in 10 (72%) expecting market ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... Albanese said. "The starting point for our government is clear. Our plan for economic growth and productivity is about Australians earning more and keeping more of what they earn." Albanese noted that "this work is already underway," citing the national ...

Super funds' private market assets grow to $400bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... superannuation investments in the private sector can drive long-term financial system stability and prosperity for Australians. SMC compared three asset classes: Australian listed equity, international listed equity, and private equity (internal rate ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... State Street - whether directly or, more often, indirectly through superannuation funds - touches the wealth of many Australians. Speaking to Financial Standard, SSGA head of Asia Pacific Kevin Anderson mapped out the firm's game plan for Australia ...

Super funds to take stock of information security controls

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... their duty to protect member interests," Cole said. "The industry is systemically significant, and many millions of Australians rely upon it for the safekeeping of funds to support their retirement. The obligation of superannuation entities to ensure ...