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We’re all living through the defining crisis of our generation – some have dubbed it the GVC (Great Virus Crisis) or GCC (Great Corona Crisis).

A new partnership between Genesis, the University of Sydney’s flagship startup accelerator, and wealth management firm MLC is offering startup founders a $5000 award for excellence in startup financial modelling. The MLC Financial Clarity Prize will be awarded to the Genesis participant who develops the most clear and compelling three-year financial model aligned to their startup strategy and funding milestones. The prize aims to help emerging founders develop the skills and

MLC Super has launched a retirement income solution into the increasingly competitive retirement market but is rolling it out through its advised channel first before an expected expansion to master trust members. “We see retirement income as essential to the purpose of super and we do think the industry has focused a lot on the accumulation phase and really treated the accumulation phase and the decumulation phase as quite separate products and separate phases of the super j

This article was co-authored with Shaneen Marshall and a version of this article was originally published in ASFA Super Fund Magazine and is republished here. Starting your career in a big company is tough. Whether it’s a bank, super fund or insurer – you’re the smallest fish in a gigantic pond. Both of us have spent our careers navigating these tumultuous waters, riding the waves of success and bracing ourselves when the storms hit. Becoming a leader before 30 is enormously

This article was originally published in ASFA Super Funds Magazine and is republished here.

This article was originally published in ASFA Super Funds Magazine and is republished here. Life has changed considerably since the 1980s when our superannuation system was initially designed. However it will need to keep evolving to remain sustainable and thrive long-term, writes ASHTON JONES. Every Australian should be grateful for our world class retirement system. It is the fourth largest in the world by assets ( Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index 2017 ) – a remarkab

This article was originally published in Super Review - Money Management Magazine and is republished here.

In its white paper, What I Wish I Knew About Retirement, TAL explored older Australians’ views and experiences regarding retirement, gaining insight on how advisers and super funds can help better educate Australians about retirement. TAL’s retirement lived experience research study, conducted by research partner Edentify in August 2023, surveyed 442 retirees and 558 retirees aged 55 years or older. What TAL noted as one of the more “positive” insights was that many of those