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BNP Paribas AM wins additional US$600m from pension fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
... Paribas Asset Management Alts has secured a further US$600 million investment mandate from the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) for its significant risk transfer (SRT) strategy, taking the US pension fund's total commitment to US$1 billion. The ...

HESTA reduces fees, minimum balance for income stream

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... tax-free investment returns." HESTA said it is continuing to advocate for changes that support modernising the retirement system, including the ability to top-up income stream accounts. "We want to support more flexibility in retirement and in line with ...

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... executive Vicki Doyle said the findings highlighted a disconnect between the two major components of Australia's retirement system. "Superannuation and the Age Pension are meant to work together, but too often people are left trying to bridge the ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... of long-term plan," Newell says. His observations reflect a broader shift playing out across Australia's retirement system. John O'Loghlen, managing director of Coinbase APAC, says younger Australians are approaching retirement investing differently ...

ASFA names board chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... Delahunty said. "Our goal is ensuring Australians can retire with confidence, supported by the world's best retirement system, and Linda, our board and the ASFA team will be relentless in making this a reality." Elkins said she is delighted to chair ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... approach which reframes levels of commitment and stresses the exit ramps in any retirement income strategy. "The retirement system is getting more complicated, and many people aren't aware of products that can give them guaranteed income. Combined with ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... lifetime income at scale, and this collaboration tackles one of the hardest and least-solved problems in the retirement system - how to turn savings into income for life." Further, Generation Life chief executive Felipe Araujo said the Australian retirement ...

Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... to extend super coverage for younger workers forms part of a broader policy debate around equity within the retirement system. As industry groups and policymakers increasingly scrutinise gaps affecting women, low-income earners and casual employees. ...

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... alone. "The exclusion entrenches the gender super gap and undermines the universality that underpins Australia's retirement system," SMC said. "The outdated exclusion was originally made to prevent fees eroding low-balance super accounts, but that reason ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... said. State Street's first module of Reimagining Retirement, research examining the global forces shaping the retirement system, found women will account for roughly 65% of Australia's total intergenerational transfers. At the same time, engagement from ...
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