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Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees. Ian Laughlin, serving as chair, works alongside ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... increasing." Shore says one such investment they have made was in Guardant Health, a diagnostic testing centre for cancer, though with a patient population primarily skewed towards those aged 65 and older. "It's a growing demographic. We also think ...

Betashares launches Australian bond ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
Betashares has expanded its fixed income offering with the launch of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite ETF (ASX: COMP), with a management fee of 0.07% per annum. The fund aims to track the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index, often referenced by superannuation ...

Vanguard's oldest ETF eclipses to US$1tn in value

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... "Crossing the US$1 trillion barrier is more symbolic than anything. ETFs do not win prizes for growing to a particular size. Though Vanguard, and its funds that own the firm, will earn incrementally more revenue," Sotiroff said. Vanguard's latest ...

Family office succession takes back seat to investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
While family offices have investment strategies down pat, the state of their succession plans paint another story, which reports suggest could undermine a seamless transfer of a vast amount of wealth. On the plus side, most family offices have a robust ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... "stagflationary regime". "GDP growth is slowing, unemployment is rising and inflation remains elevated," Chesler said. "Even though inflation is high and likely to remain stubborn, we do not expect the increase in trimmed mean inflation to 3.4%, combined ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... need to hug a benchmark, Fairbrother has more control - but also more at stake - in his portfolio. Here's the best bit though. Both traditional and contrarian investors get blindsided by market shocks in equal measure. While the traditional investor ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
Investors must integrate geopolitical risks into their decision making and anticipate assets being repriced at a blistering rate, as a means to help "shockproof" portfolios, according to an investments chief. As uncertainty around geopolitical risks ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... annual inflation rate eased slightly to 4.2% in the 12 months to April 2026, down from 4.6% annual inflation to March, though persistent cost pressures across the housing and energy continued to weigh on households, according to the Australian Bureau ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... investigated AustralianSuper for sitting on death benefit claims that exceeded internal targets of four months. Most recently, though, AustralianSuper's group insurer TAL said about 35% of the super fund's TPD, income protection and terminal ...
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