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Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... it. Life insurers on the other hand seem so siloed and don't have the touchpoints super funds have with members. The current assumption is that super funds will be the mainstream providers of financial advice. "Unless you are able to promote financial ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... vulnerabilities in the financial system. Both countries also discussed their respective pension landscapes, assessing their current frameworks while outlining measures to support improvements in outcomes for pensioners. The group has also committed to ...

RBA says ASX has 'considerable work to do'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its 2025 Assessment of the ASX Clearing and Settlement (CS) Facilities, slamming the market operator for continued failures. The RBA determined the ASX has "considerable work to do" to meet the central ...

Macquarie to pay Shield victims in full

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... already underway against others involved, ASIC noted. Macquarie will purchase investors' holdings in Shield at the current fair value, based on the estimated ultimate recovery from the liquidation process, and also make a goodwill payment to each ...

SMC calls for simplified retirement system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... framework to design member-centred solutions. However, SMC called for a "rethink" of the rules and principles, saying the current system risks overwhelming retirees with unnecessary complexity. SMC's response also challenged the assumption in Treasury's ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 3% in the 12 months to August, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3% annual CPI inflation to August was up from 2.8% to July, making this the highest annual inflation rate ...

GIM director slapped with travel restraints

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... provide details behind its allegations other than saying it sought the orders as part of an "investigation into GIM and its current and former directors for their roles in the alleged misappropriation of funds deposited by customers for investment purposes." ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
David Anderson is stepping down as chief executive of Australian Retirement Trust (ART), with Kathy Vincent to replace him. The $330 billion super fund said Anderson notified the ART board of his intention to resign, just 18 months after joining. Vincent ...

Vale Rupert Smoker

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from clients and partners during this difficult time." In the interim, current chief operating officer Ben Norman will serve as acting chief executive. "With the continued support of our long-term investors ...

National decline in retirement confidence: AMP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) indicates that couples aged 65 and over need more than $75,000 to maintain their current lifestyle. The rating supports an alarming national decline in confidence towards financial security during retirement. ...