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Retirement confidence slides in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Australians are feeling less confident about retirement, with retiree confidence and pre-retirement preparedness falling sharply over the past six months. New research from Brighter Super found cost-of-living pressures, market volatility and global ...

Australia welcomes 25k to millionaires' club: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... assets exceeding US$100,000, second only to Luxembourg. While residential property remains a major store of wealth, Australians also hold a relatively high proportion of liquid assets via equities, managed funds and superannuation investments, supporting ...

HESTA, Cbus, Mercer report super returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
HESTA, Cbus and Mercer have delivered strong returns for members over the financial year 2025-26 despite global uncertainty, attributing it to their diversification strategy. HESTA's MySuper Balanced Growth option delivered 9.46% returns whereas Cbus ...

ART, AustralianSuper deliver strong FY26 returns

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) and AustralianSuper have reported solid investment returns, with both funds crediting diversified portfolios and strong global equity markets for the performance despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty. ART's High ...

MySuper provides consistent returns for members: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... Rainmaker Information found MySuper or default options continued to deliver consistent performances and returns for Australians, despite periods of uncertainty. According to the Rainmaker MySuper Index, which contains all MySuper and default options ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... the total CSLR levy so that advisers pay no more than $20 million until adviser numbers are sustained to ensure no Australians are missing out on the advice they need. "The financial advice profession is made up primarily of small and micro businesses ...

AMP, CFS, MLC post double-digit returns

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... one of the most volatile years in recent history. "Superannuation is the longest-term, and largest, investment most Australians will have," Farmer said. "This last financial year, more than just about any other year I can think of, shows the importance ...

Bell Potter launches private wealth platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... visibility over their wealth. This is what modern wealth management looks like," Selvarajah said. It comes at a time where Australians are increasingly interested in investment solutions beyond Australian equities, he added, as one in five investors ...

Final report into Life Code makes 85 recommendations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... a robust and inclusive review process. "The Life Code is central to continued trust between life insurers and the Australians they protect, and we thank Peter Kell for the expertise, independence, and engagement he has brought to this review," Cupitt ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... differences in jurisdictions and regulation. However, the emergence of stablecoins is slowly broadening that option for Australians. Explaining, CloudTech Group chief financial officer and executive director Mandy Jiang said stablecoins are widening ...
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