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TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... possible retirement outcome." The Direct Access option was launched in September 2013 and was available to accumulation and retiree members. At June end, it held about $142 million in assets; it is used by about 700 of the fund's 85,000 members. ...

Delaying reforms to YFYS test, RG97 costing members: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... growth companies due to fears of failing the performance test or appearing too expensive in RG97 disclosures will impact retiree balances. The test in its current form encourages benchmark hugging, while RG97, the ATO's YourSuper comparison tool, and ...

Human biases call for simpler retirement framework: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Financial advisers need to tackle inherent behavioural bias in members and build simpler frameworks to improve retirement outcomes, according to research by Industry Fund Services (IFS). The whitepaper, published in collaboration with Challenger, identified ...

Perpetual confirms exclusivity with Bain Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... of the business. Despite this uncertainty, we experienced continued growth from Jacaranda Financial Planning in the pre-retiree business, philanthropy, and medical segments," Perpetual said. "Our work in the philanthropy and community and social investments ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... longer and many spend up to three decades of their lives retired, the Retirement Income Review (RIR) found the typical retiree dies with around 90% of their starting super balance intact. As a recent AMP whitepaper Retire with Confidence says, this may ...

Rest launches new retirement tools to increase advice appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... its resources for retirement needs, especially for its advice business. The Rest Retire Ready is designed to connect pre-retiree members to the fund's tools, services and educational content. It begins with a digital questionnaire to curate relevant ...

Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... provides its recommendations in the Retirement revolution: Simpler smarter retirement reform blueprint, which is based on retiree income statistics. Findings indicated around 700,000 Australians over 65 not engaged in full-time work have super in low-earning ...

One in three Aussies face 10-year retirement savings gap: Fidelity

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
New research has revealed that one third of Australian pre-retirees and retirees over the age of 50 are financially unprepared for retirement, facing a savings shortfall of at least a decade. Fidelity International's latest research, in partnership ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
APRA has launched a second round of consultations on the capital framework for longevity products in a bid to tackle the "weak demand" for such products including annuities. The prudential regulator has released several proposals in the next stage of ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... smarter, more resilient retirement strategies. "Retirement is not a single life event, it's a decades long journey where a retiree's needs will continue to evolve, which is why developing a system that supports every stage of retirement is so important. ...