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Super balances rise but gender retirement gap remains stubborn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
Australian's superannuation balances continued to grow over the 2023-24 financial year, but new data has highlighted a persistent gender retirement gap, particularly among those approaching retirement. Analysis by the Super Members Council (SMC) ...

Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... has emerged as a key growth area as regulators continue to push funds to improve retirement outcomes under the Retirement Income Covenant. Michelle Lusty, head of Midwinter advice products, said leading funds are already seeing strong engagement with ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... director and chief research officer Cary Helenius. Laughlin said the new firm helps navigate the complexities of retirement income planning under the Retirement Income Covenant. Cipher IQ centres on personalised online retirement-income modelling platform ...

Lack of awareness impacts retirement satisfaction: TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... trust their fund to advise on retirement needs. "Options like guided settings, information on how different retirement income options work together with the Age Pension, and tools that help them make decisions that suit their circumstances, could help ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... the aligned SMSF market ($1.8 trillion FUM), offers products and services that are most closely aligned to the Retirement Income Covenant (RIC). It said in its submission that recent licence conditions introduced by APRA on trustees of platforms will ...

ART appoints two to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new director to its board and an adviser to two of its board committees. Mark Gray joins the board of ART, bringing extensive experience as a chair, non-executive director, chief executive and senior ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... interests of their members." APRA's work will also cover retirement outcomes. Following the release of the Retirement Income Covenant pulse survey findings in November 2025, APRA said it is working with ASIC to provide individual feedback to trustees ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... as hard-to-unwind, even when they materially improve long-term outcomes, the report said. While traditional retirement income planning focuses on sustaining target income levels, it does not resolve retirees deeply held concerns, including outliving ...

HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... with life insurer TAL, available through HUB24 Super. The new offering meets the requirements of an Innovative Retirement Income Stream (IRIS) and provides access to concessional Centrelink treatment when used to purchase a lifetime pension account. ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... solutions combining fixed, CPI and investment-linked annuities. For Challenger, CFS is integrating innovation retirement income solutions (IRIS) and the full suite of annuity capabilities. Meanwhile, Generation Life's investment-linked IRIS will ...