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AMP, CFS and Vision Super get the Epic Retirement Tick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... Retirement Tick from Chant West and the Epic Retirement Institute. These funds join Australian Retirement Trust - Super Savings, Aware Super, Brighter Super, Hostplus and UniSuper in the list of accredited funds. The retirement-readiness framework offers ...

APRA flexes fresh powers, zeros in on trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... has released a package of proposals to strengthen trustee investment governance and better protect members' retirement savings. APRA said the reforms are the next phase of its multi-year focus on lifting investment governance standards across the superannuation ...

Developer jailed after $2.2m investment scam

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... specific purposes. The projects attracted 190 investors, including people who used their self-managed superannuation fund savings to invest. ASIC chair Sarah Court said investors had entrusted Chester with millions of dollars for property development ...

Chalmers applauds $22bn Budget deficit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... collections from stronger super fund and investment income. "We have limited real spending growth, delivered substantial savings and reprioritisations, and returned around 75% of all tax receipt upgrades to the bottom line, compared to our predecessors ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... their socio-economic circumstances, highlighting significant differences in how long people may need their retirement savings to last, new research from Actuaries Institute found. The Dialogue Paper, Bridging the Longevity Divide, found an 11.5-year ...

CFS launches retirement income optimiser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... planning should begin before members enter retirement. "One of the biggest concerns Australians have is whether their savings will last throughout retirement. Retirement Income Optimiser gives eligible members a way to prepare for future lifetime income ...

Netwealth to defend First Guardian class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... the investors in the collapsed Shield Master Fund have not been fully compensated for losses affecting their retirement savings. The proceedings have been brought on behalf of representative plaintiff Rachelle Dessent and approximately 2800 account holders ...

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... Guardian highlighted gaps in regulators' visibility of the sector, which costed Australians $1 billion of their retirement savings. In the consultation, Treasury proposes to improve regulatory environment through three steps: improving baseline regulatory ...

Retirement confidence lags as investors turn to AI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... third edition of Amundi's Decoding Investors study surveyed 17,000 respondents across 26 countries and found personal savings and investments are expected to provide 42% of investor's retirement income, ahead of state provisions and workplace ...

ASIC halts Remara's private credit products for TMD deficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... Account, for example, as a "low-risk investment account backed by AA investment grade assets that makes investing your savings a breeze" and offers "a high-interest rate regardless of your account balance or whether you make regular investments." Foresight ...