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APRA flexes fresh powers, zeros in on trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... savings in individual investments," it said. "These features can make investments harder to oversee, create conflicts that may influence trustee decisions and increase the risk of severe loss where investments perform poorly or fail. "APRA's supervisory ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... more than a decade depending on their socio-economic circumstances, highlighting significant differences in how long people may need their retirement savings to last, new research from Actuaries Institute found. The Dialogue Paper, Bridging the Longevity ...

CFS launches retirement income optimiser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... balance based on deemed investment earnings rather than the member's actual balance and returns. CFS said the calculated balance may be lower, potentially increasing Age Pension entitlements once an eligible CFS lifetime pension begins, depending on ...

RE spots potential 'material differences' in Metrics' listed funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... for the financial year ending 30 June 2026 to the ASX. It is now stating the amounts shown in the preliminary final report may differ materially from the final report. The preliminary final report was prepared taking into account information provided ...

TAL launches new campaign focused on mental health

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... injury, particularly mental health conditions. Research commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) in May found around 8.5 million Australians accessed some form of income support in the past year, totalling $78.9 billion in payments. ...

Global X urges investment education as property values fall

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... Australians can no longer afford to remain disengaged from the markets shaping their wealth, as the composition of household wealth may be changing. "For decades, Australia's default wealth strategy has been relatively simple: buy the right property ...

Super funds risk market concentration in US: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... weighting rule. It isn't really a risk or return objective," he said. "If diversification is an investment objective, it may need to be explicitly built into the weighting process." The research paper provides systematic frameworks for diversification ...

Jobs data 'final nail in the coffin' for rate rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... lift interest rates. "The slight softening in the labour market isn't enough to stop the RBA raising rates next week and may well need to increase rates again this year, most probably at the December meeting," he said. "We could even see a third ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... life insurance options can help advisers have insurance conversations with a broader segment of clients, including those who may not have traditionally engaged with individually underwritten insurance options," she says. Advisers can also help untangle ...

ASIC halts Remara's private credit products for TMD deficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... public and private residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities. The fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in shadow-rated instruments. The fund is not a capital protected or capital guaranteed product ...