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MLC Super cuts admin, investment fees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... year in administration fees, while a member with a $250,000 accumulation balance invested in MLC MySuper would save an average of $68 a year. The changes will also simplify how members and employers make contributions, with members moving to direct debit ...

Third of Aussies think retirement will be funded by inheritance: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... concerns about retirement preparedness with a growing reliance on inheritance expectations and the significant advice gap. On average, Australians think they need a balance of just over $1.1 million to retire securely, much lower than the global average ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... the efficient operation of the economy. The nation's real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to slump to 2% on an average annual basis, which is below the 3% experienced over the past 40 years. However, based on a long-term productivity growth ...

AI overtakes superfunds for investor education

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... GXIQ Investor Scorecard 2026, base on more than 2000 current and prospective investors, found Australians recorded an average GXIQ scorecard of 63 out of 100. Only 15% of investors achieved an 'Advanced' rating, while more than half were classified as ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... choice across funding markets, complementing the long-relied upon Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW) and Australian Overnight Index Average (AONIA) as core reference rates for funding, lending, derivatives, and risk management, the exchange said. "Together ...

New digital asset trading platform targets HNWs, instos

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... cryptocurrencies, alongside USDT trading capabilities. It also offers market and limit orders, as well as time-weighted average price (TWAP) strategies. The launch comes as Australian digital asset services face evolving regulatory oversight, with investors ...

Australia's alpha female representation regresses: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... Just 10.3% of managers of passive funds are women, down from 10.9% the prior year. In terms of tenure, women spend on average of 4.6 years on a fund while men stay for 6.9 years. Fidelity Investments co-portfolio managers Cait Gourney and Finola McGuire ...

Active strategies a different story in ETFs: MSCI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... despite current use being concentrated in US equities (59%) and other developed markets (48%). Advisers already allocate an average 50/50 split between Australian and international equities. Some 67% plan to increase that international allocation further ...

SMSFs lure $14bn from retail, industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... industry funds and five were retail funds, with industry funds contributing the larger share of value among the top 10. On average, members undertook 1.5 rollovers into their SMSF, with a total rollover value of about $267,000 per member. Conversely ...

Russell launches retirement solution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... expected to retire over the next decade, while people paged 65 can expect to live for more than 20 additional years on average, citing government data. "Pre- and post-retirement is not a single investment phase. Clients still need long-term growth, but ...
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