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Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... the annual Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index after stagnating at the B+ level for the last five years. The superannuation system received an upgrade this year thanks to an increase in Australia's net pension replacement rate at retirement ...

Acenda Life launches investment bond

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... said earnings within the bond are taxed at a maximum rate of 30%, offering an alternative to investing through superannuation for customers seeking a tax-effective structure outside the retirement system. Acenda Life product officer Dean Mulheron said ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... social gatherings with people she knew well and harder to cut her slack on such interactions. Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Louise Davidson says the ASX Corporate Governance Principles set a clear benchmark that ...

Corporate, governance issues fuel whistleblower tipoffs: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... court enforceable undertakings agreed with ASIC. ASIC is seeking compensation for the clients of Equity Trustees Superannuation and Diversa Trustees, which remain before the Federal Court. ASIC raked in $830 million in civil penalties in the last financial ...

HUB24 platform inflows drop 23% to $4bn in Q1

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... Total platform funds under administration (FUA) came in at $143.7 billion for the quarter, up 3% over the quarter. Superannuation net inflows were resilient with gross inflows increasing from the same period last year. Gross outflows in superannuation ...

Showcase: A technical advantage

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... members better Andrew Lowe, head of technical services at Challenger, says the 'Best Practice Principles for Superannuation Retirement Income Solutions', released by the Federal Government in February this year, lay new foundations for existing ...

MLC Super creates two new general manager roles

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
MLC Super has created two new roles of general manager of portfolio delivery and general manager of employer superannuation. It said the new roles will execute the super fund's significant program of change while continuing to grow its presence ...

Robeco pitches Enhanced Indexing strategy to instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... for Australia and New Zealand, said the Your Future, Your Super performance test has sharpened the focus among superannuation funds on benchmark-relative outcomes, which has increased pressure on core allocations to perform predictably and consistently ...

TPD claims drive insurance disputes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... distribution channel. Death claims recorded acceptance rates of 97% for individual advised policies and 98% for group superannuation cover. By comparison, TPD claims were accepted at rates of 81% for advised policies and 88% for group super. Disability ...

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... manager said wholesale redemptions outweighed the inflows from new products and client wins. Net flows into the superannuation business, however, rose to $130 million for the quarter, up on the corresponding period last year. The total funds under management ...