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Aware Super expands Challenger partnership for lifetime income solution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... group lifetime annuity policy to Aware Super to reduce investment, inflation and longevity risks associated with defined benefit pension liabilities for about 3000 members.

State Super farewells investment strategy chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... her team will report to chief operating officer, finance and investments Nish Patel, State Super confirmed. The defined benefit scheme recently added several appointments to its board, including Michael Dwyer as chair, who brings more than three decades ...

Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... rate for average-income earners taking on minimum government drawdown. Marsh People and Investments' global defined benefit and defined contribution leader Christine Mahoney commented that on a broader scale, "pension systems are under real strain." ...

CareSuper earns place among pension fund giants, ART breaks into top 20

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... funds included in the report rose in the rankings, with the exception of State Super, which primarily manages defined benefit assets and has a very different cash flow profile to most Australian funds which are primarily defined contribution. "While ...

BT Panorama hires long-serving Russell Investments executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... client service, business development and operations. He joined the fund manager in 2004 as an actuary to several defined benefit funds, advising on all superannuation matters and contributing to thought leadership on retirement and investment strategies. ...

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... accounts have an average balance of $77,000, whereas Choice accumulation members have $142,000. Together with defined benefit members, APRA calculates the three pillars have about $2.79 trillion in total member assets. In terms of investments, Choice ...

MUFG scores administration mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... fraud management. The transition, scheduled to complete in late 2026, will migrate accumulation, pension, and defined benefit members using MUFG Retirement Solutions' methodology. MUFG said the approach prioritises service continuity, data integrity ...

SMC backs proposal to close family violence super loophole

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... submission also highlighted the need to include self-managed super funds, as well as more complex arrangements such as defined benefit schemes and reversionary pensions, where gaps in coverage could otherwise undermine the intent of the changes. SMC ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... covers how super funds will attribute fund earnings to individuals and sets out how to calculate earnings for defined benefit interests. Furthermore, it explains how the tax applies in a person's final year and sets the adjustment factors for capital ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... performance test." Given there is no money in the reserve, there will be no direct or practical impact on members. Defined benefit accounts are also not impacted as they're calculated independent of volatility in returns. In FY25, the option returned ...
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