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Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
Unveiling several updates, Allianz Retire+ has slashed fees for its retirement income product AGILE to 0.30% p.a. as well as the wait period to commence the lifetime income. The product fee has dropped from 0.80% p.a. while the wait time to commence ...

Tax reform uncertainty to exacerbate property sell-offs: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... current investors said uncertainty will trigger them to sell in the next 12 to 24 months. Further, up to 35% of investors may stop investing in property if CGT is reduced to 25% after 12 months of ownership. Most of those who sold in the past 12 months ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... Simplifier first recorded an investment into Shield on 16 June 2023. On 19 December 2023, ETSL instructed the administrator to stop all new flows into Shield and was removed from internal APLs. Shield was removed from the two platforms on 10 January ...

'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... current Class 2 contributions, they're stupidly generous, and if I were the UK government, I must admit, I would have put a stop to it a long time ago," he explains in a recent video. "But it doesn't necessarily mean that you shouldn't be ...

Forrests' donation crowns WA as most generous state: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Rawnsley said. "While the cost-of-living crisis squeezed family budgets and led to a fall in the value of donations it didn't stop the Aussie spirit of generosity as more chose to donate than the previous year." KPMG also highlighted which affluent areas ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... Senate in November and were largely welcomed by the superannuation industry. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the reforms will help stop "disreputable" employers from exploiting their employees, with the unpaid super bill currently sitting at over $5 billion. ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
From cyber breaches to mergers and increased regulatory action, there has been a raft of news surrounding the superannuation sector this year. Minimum standard services for super funds welcomed Treasurer Jim Chalmers and former Assistant Treasurer Stephen ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... into the future." Mulino said the government is also working to ensure there are sufficient consumer protections in place to stop "insidious industrial scale" failures like the Shield and First Guardian collapses. "I discussed with finance sector leaders ...

FAAA's Advice Academy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... Abood said the academy assists PY candidates and their supervisors, employers and AFSL holders through a comprehensive one-stop shop service which responds to the need for centralised, trusted support and information. "The Advice Academy website has ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges Australia would face economically if it didn't stop relying on its luck. Horne correctly foreshadowed that the most worrying thing about Australia's trade and "the future of ...