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Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence. Research commissioned by Rest found 43% of members ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... secure regardless of market conditions." Another key component from the offering is the automatic inclusion of the Age Pension+ feature upon meeting a Relevant Condition of Release. AGILE Super+ may assist eligible retirees in optimising Age Pension ...

Macquarie AM-led consortium finalises Qube takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... Through MAM's investment vehicle, investors with interest in Qube include Temasek, GIC Private, CalPERS and the National Pension Service of South Korea (NPS). Other investors that will hold interests in Qube through the MAM Box, as well as existing interests ...

CFS launches pension bonus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... eligible members a one-off payment when moving from accumulation into retirement. As previously mentioned in May, the CFS Pension Bonus is available to eligible FirstChoice members transferring into a new FirstChoice Wholesale Pension, with members automatically ...

ASFA defends super as 'policy success' amid Bragg criticism

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... the objective evidence shows super has strengthened Australians' retirement incomes while reducing reliance on the Age Pension. "Super has meant that even as our population ages, the government's Age Pension bill is going down instead of up," Delahunty ...

AMP delivers 33% profit jump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
AMP has reported a 33% jump in underlying profit to $174 million in the first half, with statutory net profit up 57% to $154 million. Assets under management increased to $167.6 billion, which AMP said reflected momentum in its wealth and retirement ...

Brighter Super launches lifetime income product in accumulation phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... style of product, that enables eligible members still in the accumulation phase to begin building future potential Age Pension benefits while still enabling choice as to how their super is invested. The fund said Australia's superannuation system ...

Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... equity investments." The move follows similar decisions by major institutional investors, including the New York City Pension Fund and several European pension funds, which have shifted mandates away from US managers after concerns over weakened climate ...

STOXX broadens global equity suite

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... customisation. STOXX said the framework has already been adopted across several institutional investment mandates. Dutch pension investor APG Asset Management selected the framework for a €20 billion ($32.5bn) emerging markets equity allocation, citing ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... accounts on Praemium, a platform administering around $74 billion of funds. Equity Trustees did the same for NQ Super & Pension, a division of the AMG Superannuation Fund. Macquarie and Netwealth, by contrast, kept their trustee in-house. Both have admitted ...