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Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... population growth and ageing will continue to drag on economic performance. Australians will continue to have among the longest life expectancies in the world, projected to be 89.5 years for women and 86.1 years for men by 2065-66. Those aged 65 and ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is bringing to life a new interest rate benchmark next week to accommodate the strong growth in the domestic repo market, alongside the continuous reliance on existing rates for funding, lending, derivatives ...

Shield investors launch Macquarie class action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... asset," Naughton said. "When your retirement savings are tied up in a failed investment, you miss out on funds that could be life changing. That's what happened in this case. It's time for Macquarie to pay the full amount back." The action may ...

MA Financial launches $500m fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
MA Financial Group is bringing a new retail real estate fund to life, as it continues to increase its footprint with the acquisition of a 50% stake in a Melbourne shopping district for $327.5 million. The launch of the MA Large Format Retail Fund follows ...

Australian Ethical, Bloomberg join ASFA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Stakeholders in the superannuation industry are becoming increasingly diverse despite continued consolidation among funds, with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) expanding its membership to include organisations spanning responsible ...

Taxpayers to foot Age Pension if super turned into ATM: SMC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
New modelling by the Super Members Council (SMC) has shown One Nation's superannuation policy could leave taxpayers on the hook to pay up to double the amount taken out. One Nation is proposing to give Australians paying rent or a mortgage the choice ...

UniSuper hires former TelstraSuper's head of retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... of Advisers (NCAs), as part of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms, to APRA-regulated super funds and life insurers during a National Press Club announcement last month. The government will review the implemented measures in three ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... capital and receive a starting income rate roughly 50% higher than the minimum drawdown rate, while the income lasts for life regardless of how long they live. If the member dies, the capital is returned to the estate. The account-based pension, or "complex ...

Automic Group launches full-service fund admin, custody platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
Automic Group has launched its enhanced fund administration and custody platform to deliver an automated and scalable operating model for fund managers, supported by Northern Trust. The purpose-built capability automates critical fund administration ...

Super turns a safety-net retirement into a comfortable one: ASFA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... retirement. The three levels differ little on essentials like food and utilities, while it is the discretionary spending that makes life comfortable. "At the comfortable level, a couple can afford top-level private health insurance, eat out most weeks ...