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CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) is plotting the "largest-ever" expansion of its retirement offerings through a multi-partner alliance to enhance retirement solutions. Developed with Challenger, Generation Life, and BlackRock, the partnerships transform product-led ...

Retirees leave 90% of pension unspent: AMP Super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
AMP Super retirement director Ben Hillier said on average clients are leaving around 90% of their account based pension unspent at death, which makes it important for adviser to tackle 'regret risk' in retirement. Speaking at the Financial Standard ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... policymakers increasingly examine interconnected risks across the financial system, particularly around consumer protection retirement adequacy, regulation and digital fraud. FICA chair Andrew Hall said ASFA's inclusion would strengthen the organisation's ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... to meet member expectations," KPMG superannuation advisory lead Lisa Butler-Beatty said. "Funds will need to deepen retirement engagement, improve guidance and communication, and continue evolving product and servicing models to support members' ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... concentrated sectors possess] a lot of single-economy, single-currency risk for a portfolio that's supposed to fund someone's retirement," Pennell said. "PGI2 gives investors income exposure to sectors the ASX doesn't offer at scale, including global ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... adviser that moved her superannuation into First Guardian. Kee recently told Financial Standard she lost $380,000 of her retirement savings following the collapse of First Guardian and has been advocating for other victims of First Guardian as well as ...

UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... controversial and/or nuclear weapons." UniSuper will also halve its asset-based administration fee for the Flexi Pension retirement product for more than 42,000 retired members, who will pay a fee of 0.08% from the current rate of 0.16%. Announced in ...

ART overhauls death and TPD insurance fees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) is overhauling its insurance premium rates for Super Savings members starting July 1, with Standard Death and Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) Assist charges decreasing on average by 14.1% and 31.2% for male and female ...

Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... support and has been strongly backed by the superannuation sector, which said the changes reinforce the integrity of the retirement savings system. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Mary Delahunty said convicted ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... boomers start turning 80 this year," he said, noting the demographic shift was creating sustained demand for private pay retirement living facilities at a time when new supply remained near 15-year lows. He said the combination of ageing populations ...