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US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... it's spending more money on defence, or, frankly, whether it's spending more money in education and training and welfare to help large numbers of people adapt to very, very rapid technological change, the rise and rise of artificial intelligence." ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... latest European allocator to terminate a mandate due to ESG misalignment. PFZW, the Dutch pension fund for the care and welfare sector, terminated BlackRock-as well as AQR Capital Management LLC and Legal & General Investment Management-in September. ...

Renters need twice as much super, risk poverty in retirement: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... addressed, renters face an impossible financial challenge in retirement." Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows there were over 325,000 Age Pensioners receiving Commonwealth Rent Assistance in June 2025. Some 32% or 105,000 people ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... data. Mental health is the fastest-growing cause of claims, according to APRA. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare predicts close to half of all Australians will experience mental ill-health in their lifetime, with four in five worried their ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... Financial Management (AOFM), deliver a $14 billion bond issuance. Proceeds raised were to fund services such as health, social welfare, education, infrastructure and defence. "Instead of trading gradually throughout the day to limit market impact, ANZ ...

Bullock reaffirms RBA's 'gradual easing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... a great outcome for workers, families, communities and the economy. "In the end, the best way to promote the economic welfare of Australians is by achieving low and stable inflation alongside full employment. And that is what the board is constantly ...

Super lobbies welcome bipartisan support to fight financial abuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... broader policy announcement on family violence prevention, the Coalition also vowed to "strengthen Commonwealth taxation, welfare and superannuation systems where practicable to eradicate financial abuse" and "take strong action against perpetrators ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... analysis of the aggregate net public benefits and costs associated with insurance in super, including costs saved through the welfare system. A review, it said, should also assess the gaps and overlaps between insurance in super and other safety nets ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... and for gender equity." She added that the inclusion of super payments will reinforce that paid parental leave is not a welfare payment but a workplace entitlement, while also encouraging more men to take up the scheme and making having children more ...

Future Group joins campaign to ban gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... lose $25 billion each year to gambling, the highest per capita spend in the world, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found. "We've waited too long for governments to act, so now we're using shareholder power to take action," said ...
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