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Super assets reach $4.5tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... groups. "Retirees' living costs have risen, and support from the Age Pension has not kept pace with this rise. This means retirees need higher super savings to maintain a comfortable lifestyle," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said.

A comfortable retirement now costs more than ever

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... living. "Retirees' living costs have risen, and support from the Age Pension has not kept pace with this rise. This means retirees need higher super savings to maintain a comfortable lifestyle," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "Costs in ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... service, such as independence and autonomy, respect for privacy, and safe and quality care. The new laws also introduced means-tested contributions for everyday living services such as meals, cleaning and laundry, and for non-clinical care services ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... mental illness. Many professional service providers are at the forefront of seeing these signs, she said, but It is by no means they become private investigators or medical practitioners, rather be aware and recognise when elder abuse comes along. Unfortunately ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... resilience across the cycle, having a narrow focus on the most senior type of credit for the portfolio. Being 99% first lien also means no one can get paid a cent of investor capital before La Trobe Financial does, and the average LTV is just 40%. To ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... hiring indicators late last year," Bassanese said. "From the RBA's perspective, the failure of the labour market to weaken means it will not be able to shift its gaze away from upcoming inflation data." Bassanese said looking at the RBA's own forecasts ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... added that as his Age Pension gets indexed to the Consumer Price Index, his payments from the DFRDB are reduced. "... which means the full CPI is not actually being passed on to me," he said. Some veteran groups have proposed changing the life expectancy ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... these changes, what the impacts are, how different incentives might influence these changes, and, most importantly, what it means for consumers," she said. With the review underway, ASIC is targeting licensees and advisers who recommend or offer managed ...

Centrepoint offloads lending solutions business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... brokers so that advisers continue to access integrated lending solutions without operating a sub-scale aggregator. This means retaining the back-book revenue. "Centrepoint will secure 100% of the financial advice licence margin that Astute currently ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... leave open the option to return to work, or to keep growing their investment. Meeting these goals in the current framework means retaining an accumulation account." On the DBFO reforms, AustralianSuper said it has long supported the need for Australians ...