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Australian Ethical makes changes to super menu, fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... profile. At the same time, from June it will introduce a new Conservative Balanced investment option for accumulation and pension members. It will aim to achieve returns of 2.25% per annum above inflation over 10 years. It will also change the name of ...

Index managed portfolios still most popular among advisers: North

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... Ironbark and North, we have now co-designed, built, and launched a Private Markets SMA available to clients across super, pension, and IDPS structures," Invest Blue chief investment officer Chris Ogilvie said. "The result is a high-quality managed portfolio ...

BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... Owl liquidated US$1.4 billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption included US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl Capital ...

IFM maps path for super funds to meet US infrastructure funding gap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
IFM Investors has released a policy blueprint Revitalising US infrastructure: The pension capital advantage, to help bridge the gap in US infrastructure funding with investments from Australian superannuation funds. This comes on the back of Australian ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... approaching retirement should be aware of all financial resources available to support their lifestyle, including the age pension, superannuation, and voluntary savings such as home equity," Hickey said. "While downsizing is a common way to access home ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australia's industry super funds and a raft of Canadian pension funds will work together to boost investment in their respective regions. A memorandum of understanding has been signed as part of the Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... that's worth acknowledging - and we've certainly done a lot of work on this in the last year or two, and speaking to pension funds overseas, they've also done a lot of work on this - is basically looking at the status of the United States ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... its members. "Members tell us they're unsure about key parts of retirement, including how and when to access the Age Pension," Fok said. "Simplifying means testing and allowing super funds to help with applications would make a meaningful difference ...

MLC completes full Retirement Boost rollout for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... The retirement income phase of MLC Retirement Boost can be used as a standalone solution or alongside an account-based pension. It is designed to deliver a tax-free retirement income for life, with investment flexibility and potential Age Pension advantages ...

Super assets reach $4.5tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... increased by 12.5% to $139.9 billion in the year as a result of lump sum payments rising by 13.8% to $77.6 billion and pension payments increasing by 10.8% to $62.3 billion. SMSF assets also rose to $1.06 trillion, up from $1 trillion in December 2024 ...