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Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... regulatory requirements. Looking ahead, the board said Macquarie continues to maintain a "cautious stance" with a conservative approach to capital, funding and liquidity to position the business well to respond to the current environment. Macquarie flagged ...

Rest calls for better alignment in default options

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... greatly from standardised investment labels that apply consistent definitions for different risk categories like Conservative, Balanced and Growth," Clancy added. "A framework based on standardisation and consistency would improve transparency and allow ...

UniSuper, Aware Super deliver positive returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... returned 13.1% and 12.3% respectively. Aware Super's High Growth option returned 8.54%, while its Retirement Income Conservative Balanced option delivered 6.24% for the period. Aware Super said diversification provided a buffer against market volatility ...

Lack of awareness impacts retirement satisfaction: TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... Age Pension reliance. "Without certainty about future income, even retirees with adequate savings may default to conservative spending. Product design can help - giving people confidence to enjoy their retirement while knowing their essential needs are ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... market instability. The research said retirees with larger balances can withstand higher withdrawals, but "overly conservative allocations virtually guarantee erosion." "If someone has a low superannuation balance, one option is to adjust spending. Our ...

ASIC bans another former MWL adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... Growth class of the Shield Master Fund (Shield) which were high risk investments, or they invest in the Balanced and Conservative classes which were medium risk investments. ASIC also found Morgan's Statements of Advice to his clients contained false ...

Baby boomers look to switch benefactors' advisers: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... volatility, asset allocation and return expectations to achieve financial security." Baby boomers remained the most conservative in managing wealth, with only 27% of them willing to take risks to get ahead. This cohort also saw just 26% invested in private ...

Prime Super tweaks fees across offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... raising its estimated investment fees and costs from June 1. The MySuper/Balanced, Managed Growth, Alternatives, Conservative and Income Focused options will see a rise of two percentage points. Australian Shares, International Shares, Property and Cash ...

Prime Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... after this time, will have the portion of their existing balance invested in the option automatically switched to the Conservative option. Prime Super said following a review, it considered that the Conservative option best aligns with the Income Focused ...

Australian Ethical makes changes to super menu, fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... that of the Growth option without the elevated risk profile. At the same time, from June it will introduce a new Conservative Balanced investment option for accumulation and pension members. It will aim to achieve returns of 2.25% per annum above inflation ...
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