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AIA Australia reveals stark gender divide in IP claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
New analysis from AIA Australia finds a stark difference among group insurance income protection claims when it comes to gender, with women leading mental illness and musculoskeletal-related claims. AIA's group claims experience for 2025 showed ...

Challenger lifts earnings fuelled by annuity sales

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Challenger has delivered a 3% increase in normalised net profit after tax to $468 million for FY26, alongside stronger annuity sales and a significant increase in shareholder returns. The result was supported by a 19% increase in annuity sales to $6.2 ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... income is 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 ...

Iress bets on AI as business transformation moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Iress is shifting its focus from business simplification to executing an ambitious artificial intelligence (AI)-driven product strategy that will help financial advisers slash work processes by nearly 40%. Speaking following the release of Iress' first-half ...

Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Fiducian Group's statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) has slipped nearly 30% in the 12 months to June end compared to FY25 due to ASIC's penalty of $7.3 million imposed for greenwashing. Fiducian chair Inderjit Singh said excluding the non-recurring ...

CFS launches pension bonus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... year, a FirstChoice capability designed to help improve retirement income outcomes by optimising how assets are assessed for Age Pension purposes. The group said additional retirement income solutions are planned for 2027 as it continues to expand its ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... for retirement information, even though social media remains the least trusted source of retirement guidance across every age group. Equally concerning, only half of Australian adults have sought any retirement information at all. For ASFA chief executive ...

ASFA defends super as 'policy success' amid Bragg criticism

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... Delahuntry said 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 ...

First Sentier expands Northern Trust mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Northern Trust has once again expanded its service offering with First Sentier Group, this time for its First Sentier Investors Global Growth Funds. The First Sentier Investors Global Growth Funds represent a collective investment scheme in Singapore ...

Women lead in voluntary contributions: Rest

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... downsizer contributions generally involved significantly larger one-off amounts. Contribution amounts also tended to increase with age, according to the analysis. Van Veen said members could use the start of the financial year to review their super balance ...