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Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... distributions. Global equity strategies took the biggest hit of $6.3 billion in outflows, followed by $1 billion leaving fixed income strategies from public markets and $986 million exiting Australian equities. The funds management unit ended up with ...

Actuaries Institute proposes pre-set pension for retirees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
Actuaries Institute has proposed a three-part package to tackle Australians missing out on tax-free income by not transitioning their superannuation to the retirement phase when eligible. Under the proposal, all APRA-regulated super funds would be required ...

NZ Super Fund in court defeat over human rights issues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... found: "The Guardian's policies fail to meet the basic requirements of the Act ( New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 ) so far as exclusion from the fund for alleged breach of human rights standards is concerned. They are unreasonable ...

NGS Super awards mandate to Milliman FRM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... increased from $500,000 to $575,000. The MySuper option's total investment costs reduced from 0.80% to 0.72%, while the Income account's total investments costs - as modelled on the Diversified option - reduced from 0.79% to 0.76%.

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... could mean a typical part-time domestic cleaner retiring with more than $130,000 extra in super, increasing retirement income by around $4500 a year, while also reducing reliance on the Age Pension. SMC has previously advocated for this same law to be ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... reliant on imports for oil, and we are the highest user of diesel per capita in the world," he said. "So, this is a big real income shock for Australia, even if national income and the fiscal coffers may benefit from that net export position." Hauser ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... Australian equities were not enough to dislodge international equities as the leading asset class for the month. Fixed income took third highest, while cash exposures recorded their strongest inflows of the year, as some investors sought to take a more ...

Australia is 'laissez-faire' on eligibility for semi-liquid investments: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... like Hong Kong and Singapore. It said Australia is notably "laissez-faire" on investor eligibility, and while there are income and asset tests, such as the wholesale investor test, to distinguish between retail and sophisticated investors, access to ...

UK's Nest to invest $860m in private companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... capital on behalf of Nest's more than 13 million members and over half a million employers and aim to deliver the stable income, downside protection, and attractive risk-adjusted returns that private credit can offer. "We look forward to building a partnership ...

Aussies remain 'positive' about retirement: Challenger

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... sentiment, Challenger believes better access of financial education among older Australians, particularly regarding lifetime income stream strategies, will be beneficial to retirees. The third annual Challenger Retirement Happiness Index, which surveyed ...