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APRA warns of super fund sustainability challenges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... stapling in 2021. Some 70% of super funds have negative net rollover ratios, APRA said, meaning they're losing more money when people leave the fund than they're gaining from the new members they do have coming in. CCSL Limited's Personal Choice Private ...

Aware Super launches digital advice tool for retirees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... create a personalised plan that can be easily adjusted as their needs and circumstances change," Travis said. "With many people heading into retirement without any plan at all, Retirement Manager dramatically lowers the degree of difficulty involved ...

Vast majority of advised Australians "tangibly" better off: FAAA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... peace of mind and time saved on financial decisions. "Good financial advice isn't just about the numbers. It's about giving people confidence, support, and a sense of control, even when times are tough," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said. The quantitative ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... great service," she says, noting that while digital advice might not be for everyone, these are essentially what a lot of people need. One fork in the road the digital advice sector has faced is the education piece. What tends to hold it back is people ...

FINSIA chief executive steps down

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... in that global ecosystem is really exciting for the future." Meantime, Joanne Becker has been appointed FINSIA's head of people and culture and company secretary and will serve as acting general manager.

Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... members navigate retirement planning. But retirement guidance from a super fund runs the risk of being conflicted, many people won't trust it," Grattan Institute said in January 2025. And, lastly, the report recommended APRA be directed to conduct regular ...

SMC calls for simplified retirement system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... longevity risk in retirement aren't right for everyone; and allow trustees to design flexible retirement pathways for people with different needs from larger groups. It also called for Treasury to use up-to-date information about members to group ...

Shield collapse brings wholesale governance to the forefront

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... failed schemes. About 12,000 retail investors have lost more than $1 billion from the two managed investment schemes. "People are talking about governance a lot more already. It's interesting to see that word come up so much more in the wholesale ...

Younger generations drive SMSF sector growth: Class

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... Boomers," said Ciara Conway, general manager of super at Stake. Conway noted that the rising adoption of SMSFs by young people is inherently linked to the popularity of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs have grown in popularity with their presence in ...

National decline in retirement confidence: AMP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... confident about retirement. Partnered Australians feel more confident about retirement (close to three in five) as opposed to people who anticipate retiring alone (two in five) and supporting themselves financially. Only one in three separated/divorced ...