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Cbus calls for mandatory insurance warnings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... other high-risk occupations, are unlikely to be able to take out cover outside of superannuation and therefore rely on default insurance in super to provide vital protection. Between April 2020 and 31 December 2025, Cbus said it paid a total of $178.5 ...

Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... reported its Q126 update, with all options recording negative returns but Cash across its super and pension offerings. Its default Growth option returned -2.03% during the March quarter, while its pension default Balanced option delivered -1.55% in the ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... systems in the world. We believe as an industry, have both the opportunity and the responsibility in standardising a simple default pathway, combining guided drawdown with risk pooling and partial annuitisation or deferred income components." Helyar ...

Australians lose $13.5bn by delaying retirement switch: HESTA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... phase option rather than staying in accumulation," Blakey said. "That's why we're calling for a well-designed default mechanism that would seek to ensure no Australian is left behind simply because the system failed to guide them." The whitepaper ...

Superannuation advertising ban consultation launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... that employers only show three types of superannuation products: the employee's existing stapled fund, employer's default fund and MySuper products that meet the required conditions. The "MySuper product exception" will allow a person to advertise ...

Blue Owl says its private credit loan books remain healthy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
US alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital, with over US$307 billion in assets under management, is not seeing any increase in defaults in its loans amid rising concerns over the health of the country's private credit sector. Speaking at the Asia ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the contrary shows Australians choosing to switch to super platforms from default funds are typically older investors with higher balances who have received professional financial advice. SMC found in 2024-25 ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) warns that with the tremors of geopolitical tensions already being felt, the vulnerabilities of the US and UK private credit markets could spill over to Australia. In its latest Financial Stability Review report ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... accounts. Under PYS super funds were mandated to cancel insurance on accounts that are inactive for 16 months. Under PMIF, default insurance cover was removed for members under 25 and for anyone with an account balance below $6000. ASFA estimated that ...

HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... members to transition to appropriate specific fund retirement products, with the ability to opt-out. It also called to allow default transition for eligible members into retirement income stream, with an opt out option for consumer protection. Recent ...