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HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... recommended employment income be removed from the income test for those who have already been determined to be eligible for the Age Pension. Additionally, it suggested the government to introduce measures to make the super system fairer for women and ...

Acenda enters retirement market with new solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... pre-retirees need to retire has increased by 18% over the past two years to $953,550, while 87% of working Australians believe the Age Pension is insufficient for a comfortable lifestyle. Only one in 10 Australians feels comfortable with their financial ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... framework; allowing members to provide certain government-held data for superannuation funds to assist members to apply for the Age Pension through an 'intra-fund' or collectively charged advice model; and allowing members to identify themselves through ...

Madigan Capital chair retires, transfers shares to co-owner

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Real estate debt investment firm Madigan Capital has commenced a leadership succession strategy, coinciding with the transfer of shares to joint owner CC Real. Almost a year since he stepped down as chief executive, the current chair and founder Michael ...

Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... changes include Allianz Retire+ moving to gender-specific pricing for lifetime income rates. Furthermore, for those on the Age Pension+ option, the Lifetime Income Premium will not be charged from commencing the Lifetime Income. AGILE, which stands for ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
The Treasurer has appointed a new chair to replace Joe Longo who will serve a period of five years starting on June 1. Sarah Court has been promoted to the top role after serving as deputy chair. Treasurer Jim Chlamer said the Albanese Government will ...

'Gross breach of trust': Former adviser sentenced to six years imprisonment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... March 2010 and January 2015. He pleaded guilty to the charges early last year. Torre's victims included a couple over the age of 60 who were defrauded $500,000 and another man over the age of 60 who had $150,000 stolen. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court ...

'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... the contributions moving forward and calculate the payback period on that based on your potential loss or reduction in the age Australian Age Pension under the income test. "The UK Pension scheme is very beneficial for those that are living in Australia. ...

Voices down: Women staying quiet about retirement worries

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... sought this assistance. While only 34% of women indicated that they understood the concept of compounding returns before the age of 40, 61% of men said that they understood this function. This dissonance is also represented in the 30% of women that responded ...

Increases coming for veterans' superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... liability for the military superannuation schemes by the Australian Government Actuary. The amount of money being spent on the Age Pension is also expected to increase. Payments related to the Support for Seniors program are expected to increase by $326.4 ...