SYDNEY, Nov. 26 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release:

APRA and ASIC have today jointly released the 2025 Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) Pulse Check report, which assesses the progress trustees have made in developing retirement income strategies for Australians approaching or in retirement.

The report highlights that despite RIC obligations being introduced over three years ago on 1 July 2022, the gap is widening between trustees actively promoting better retirement outcomes for their members and those that are not.

While some trustees have shown leadership by investing significant effort to meet the needs of their members transitioning to and in retirement, with some innovating and driving b...