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Australian women most likely to retire early

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
A fifth of women globally are planning to leave the workforce before retirement age, with the problem most prevalent in Australia, according to new research from the British Standards Institution. The research found early departure was most prevalent ...

Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... speed, flexibility, and solutions, in place of or complementing traditional lending sources." Knight Frank chief economist Ben Burston added that both global capital shifts and structural changes in the local market continue to drive the sector growth. ...

Prime Super recruits product veteran

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
Prime Super has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of two experienced executives from Active Super, bringing deep industry expertise product development and member services. Renee Tkalec joins the asset owner as head of product bringing ...

CareSuper, MIESF finalise merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
The merger between CareSuper and the Meat Industry Employees' Super Fund (MIESF) is now complete. The merger was effective yesterday, with CareSuper taking on MIESF's almost 17,000 members and about $1.1 billion in funds under management. Financial ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
A survey by the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) found Australians with a financial adviser are more confident in their perceived quality of life. According to the FAAA's 2025 Value of Advice Index, 93% of advised Australians say they are ...

MUFG 'sincerely apologises' to Cbus over claim delays

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
Cbus and MUFG Retirement Solutions have reached a settlement relating to "unacceptable delays" in the processing and payment of death benefit and insurance claims made by Cbus members and claimants. MUFG said it "sincerely apologises to Cbus and its ...

Macquarie Wrap removes dozens of funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
Macquarie is removing funds from dozens of managers from its superannuation investment menu on the Wrap platform. For some, Macquarie said the decision comes down to a lack of investor interest in the offerings. For others, it said it was the decision ...

Super complaints decline year-on-year: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has completed its latest update of the AFCA Datacube, which makes data on complaints publicly accessible to consumers and financial firms. The latest update provides data on complaints made within ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
Acenda has launched a new insurance benefit, Total Permanent Disability (TPD) Severity, in response to a significant surge in claims, particularly for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions. According to the life insurer, there was a 166% increase ...

Aware Super, Goodman Group launch US logistics platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
Aware Super will own 49% of the new US logistics platform, with Goodman Group to own the remaining 51% stake. Goodman Group will also provide comprehensive asset and property management services to the platform. The platform consists of three logistics ...