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Aware Super expands Challenger partnership for lifetime income solution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... last for life. The agreement also supports Aware Super's obligations under the federal government's Retirement Income Covenant, which requires trustees to develop strategies to help members manage their retirement income. "We're combining Challenger's ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
Superannuation funds continue to grapple with their Retirement Income Covenant obligations, underscored by Australian Retirement Trust (ART) being the only fund that has successfully brought two products to market. This is according to J.P. Morgan's ...

APRA simplifies retirement data collection by trustees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... year to effectively collect and report data from superannuation funds as part of its work under the Retirement Income Covenant. Treasurer Jim Chalmers released the reforms to help put as much focus on the retirement phase as there is in the accumulation ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... it is now time for the industry to piece the puzzle together to flourish. "Those reforms, like the Retirement Income Covenant and the ability for manufacturers to produce an IRIS, are all positive steps in the right direction," he says. "There's ...

Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... as a key growth area as regulators continue to push funds to improve retirement outcomes under the Retirement Income Covenant. Michelle Lusty, head of Midwinter advice products, said leading funds are already seeing strong engagement with digital advice ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... Laughlin said the new firm helps navigate the complexities of retirement income planning under the Retirement Income Covenant. Cipher IQ centres on personalised online retirement-income modelling platform MyRI, which is designed to test, compare and ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... SMSF market ($1.8 trillion FUM), offers products and services that are most closely aligned to the Retirement Income Covenant (RIC). It said in its submission that recent licence conditions introduced by APRA on trustees of platforms will lead to some ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... of their members." APRA's work will also cover retirement outcomes. Following the release of the Retirement Income Covenant pulse survey findings in November 2025, APRA said it is working with ASIC to provide individual feedback to trustees over ...

APRA kicks off Retirement Reporting Framework consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... it can effectively collect and report data from superannuation funds as part of its work under the Retirement Income Covenant. The prudential regulator has released details of how it can work with the industry to implement the new reporting framework ...

Chalmers releases retirement phase reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... track progress on uplift across the sector. The new measures build on the obligations introduced by the Retirement Income Covenant. They will be reviewed regularly to ensure they remain fit for purpose and reflect evolving industry practice. "Together ...
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