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Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... recommendations also included supporting the existent Smart Retirement Pathways platform to suggest the best retirement income solution to clients. Also, preserving flexibility and retiree support as well as fixing issues that lead to dual super accounts. ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... the Life and General Insurance Capital (LAGIC) framework that could further address its objective of promoting retirement income products," APRA said. "To expedite this review, APRA is not considering broader LAGIC changes at this stage. However, these ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... available through the wrap platform and expected to be integrated into MLC Super soon. MLC Retirement Boost is a retirement income stream offering delivered in two phases: one for accumulation and one for retirement. "We're very excited to have this ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... and Iress have entered a strategic partnership to develop an advice-led solution to improve accessibility of retirement income products in Australia. Iress said the technology solution will enable financial advisers to better serve their clients as they ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... government support, in an equitable and sustainable way." Manserra points to the new generation of innovative retirement income stream (IRIS) products which have been offered since new legislation was passed in 2017. These products, he says, help decrease ...

Allianz Retire+ rejigs executive team, product and marketing chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... Allianz Retire+, with a leadership team ready to accelerate growth, innovation, and impact across Australia's retirement income and life protection markets," Allianz Retire+ said on the changes. In August, Financial Standard first reported that the ...

APRA flags growing trustee complacency on retirement strategies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
APRA is concerned about a growing lack of urgency among superannuation trustees to develop and implement retirement income strategies. APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole, speaking at the Innovation in Retirement conference in Sydney, said the APRA-ASIC ...

AMP platform flows jump 61.6%

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... retention by providing exclusive access for AMP members to our intuitive digital advice journeys and our innovative retirement income solution, AMP Lifetime Super. " It also provided an update on its proceedings against insurers for historical remediation ...

Former First Sentier PMs join Blackwattle

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... premium income. Minbatiwala said that "we are energised to be joining the Blackwattle team and continuing to serve retirement income investors, a specialist investment area we believe is more relevant than ever." "Our highly differentiated approach to ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... differentiate it from an A-grade system. The study noted that Australia can improve its ranking by focusing on retirement income as the primary purpose of superannuation and moderating the assets test on the means-tested Age Pension to increase the net ...