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Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... in all cases appropriate consultation with relevant staff is being undertaken before decisions about roles are made. "Overall, the agency's costs and staffing levels are appropriate for the scale and complexity or our investment objectives, but we ...

Aussies remain 'positive' about retirement: Challenger

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... retirees. The third annual Challenger Retirement Happiness Index, which surveyed over 2000 Australians aged 60 and over, found overall happiness remains strong, with this year's index (69.5) climbing a little higher since last year (68.9). But the rising ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. One of the key recommendations is for the Life Code to contain "a new overall industry commitment" to deal appropriately with customers experiencing mental health conditions to be pushed at the ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... loss alone, including where losses are assessed across individual products rather than by reference to the consumer's overall portfolio position." Treasury poses a key policy question of if the 'but for' approach needs to be changed and if so, how to ...

Div 296 requires fixing before finalisation: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... not marginal cases - they are real, foreseeable scenarios that undermine the integrity of the regime as a personal tax." Overall, Burgess said the discussion with Treasury was constructive, with a shared focus on ensuring the rules are workable in practice. ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... have been clear that no one should be deterred from taking a genetic test that gives them more information about their overall health. As life insurers, we want people to access the information they need to make informed choices about their health and ...

Blue Owl says its private credit loan books remain healthy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... around 30% to 40%. "We're not adding names to the watch list. We're not seeing an increase in defaults. And the overall credit strength is good. I feel cautiously optimistic," he said. Ostrover added the private debt firm focuses on providing ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... seen in Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia." Household borrowing grew 2%, or $64.2 billion, reducing the overall growth in household wealth by 0.3 percentage points. Total demand for credit was $142.4 billion in the December quarter. This ...

Managed accounts increase confidence amid volatility: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... time, are having conversations with their clients which are more about their lifestyle goals, which are more about their overall aspirations, they're having more meaningful client conversations, making sure that they're on track for their objectives," ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... credit has continued to grow strongly. Nevertheless, available estimates suggest private credit remains a small part of the overall financial system, accounting for less than 2% of assets in the financial system," the RBA said. Furthermore, the conflict ...