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How Aware plans to give retirees confidence to draw down more

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Following the success of a digital tool to help members maximise accumulation, the $200 billion Aware Super is set to launch a new tool to help members maximise retirement income and encourage higher draw-down rates. The tool allows members to think about retirement at a household level, and to consider income sources outside super – including Age Pension eligibility – all without relying on Tranche 2 of the DBFO reforms being passed.

Meet tomorrow’s chief retirement officer: The retirees’ champion

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As super funds turn their attention to supporting members as they retire, the emergence of a “retirees’ champion” within funds will ensure products and services are developed to help members through one of the most stressful periods of their lives. But for this role to work, it must be properly resourced, enjoy support from across the fund and have a direct board reporting line.

APRA review finds lax due diligence, product monitoring among platform trustees

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APRA has warned platform trustees to lift their governance standards or face tougher regulatory oversight, after a review in the wake of Shield and First Guardian scandals found some trustees were over-reliant on external ratings agencies for due diligence and lacks systems to flag emerging investment product risks.

Investment Magazine appoints new editor

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Accomplished financial services journalist Lachlan Maddock has been appointed editor of Investment Magazine as the publication positions to continue covering Australia’s superannuation funds and institutional asset owners as they contend with major investment and organisational challenges and expand their global influence.

$24b AirTrunk data centre deal shows AI trend turning to private markets

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Robin Khuda, founder and chief executive of AirTrunk, has been announced as a speaker at the Investment Magazine Fiduciary Investors Symposium in Healesville, taking institutional asset owners behind the $24 billion acquisition of the storied Australian data centre operator by Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The blockbuster deal is a sign of how the market narrative around AI is shifting from hyped public markets to private and fiduciary ownership.

High cost, low growth funds need ‘credible’ plans to survive: APRA

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Some funds experiencing weaker growth and operational inefficiency “often do not appear to be in a position” to improve their outlook, according to the prudential regulator. While specific funds weren’t named and shamed, APRA put a handful on notice to provide clear evidence they’ll lift their game.

ASIC pushed back against RG97 changes before review

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ASIC expressed reservations about changing RG97 to provide relief from stamp duty disclosure obligations prior to committing to a review, according to internal documents released to Investment Magazine under freedom of information laws. The corporate regulator also told Treasurer Jim Chalmers it will also reduce its data collection efforts and streamline the Financial Accountability Regime to make it less “burdensome”.

How AustralianSuper is helping to close the US infrastructure gap

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The size of the current infrastructure investment gap and the speed at which it is widening mean there is both a desire and a need for more public-private partnerships to unlock funding. Investors say that collaboration with local governments and raising public awareness of private investment benefits are crucial. 

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