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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 ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... found: "The Guardian's policies fail to meet the basic requirements of the Act ( New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 ) so far as exclusion from the fund for alleged breach of human rights standards is concerned. They are unreasonable ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... broader efforts to target unlicensed conduct and protect consumers from financial harm, particularly in areas involving retirement savings and SMSF's. The matter was prosecuted by the Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions following ...

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... to have known, that the model operated as a scheme designed to induce vulnerable individuals to invest their entire retirement savings in a way that primarily benefited UGC and its associated entities, while exposing those investors to significant risk. ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... affecting how Australians invest, hold assets, rebalance portfolios, manage small business structures and plan for retirement." "Much of the public debate has focused on housing, but these measures also affect shareholders, small business owners, younger ...