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Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... Templeton is leveraging the expertise of its investment groups and making it available in a format that suits how Australians want to invest today. Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions portfolio manager Chris Floyd said FGSE suits investors who want ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... practices and were providing helpful services to claimants, "systemic failures" by other trustees "exposed grieving Australians to added and unnecessary distress." "Grieving Australians should not have to suffer further stress because of the failure ...

CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... communications. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said a blanket ban would reduce customer choice and restrict Australians' access to life insurance. "Life insurance lead generation plays an important role in helping customers access information ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... Size and Design, Not Just Returns, Decide Retirement report highlights the "fragility" of retirement outcomes for Australians amid longer life expectancy, rising living costs and market instability. The research said retirees with larger balances can ...

Treasury releases adverse genetic test results ban draft regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... Daniel Mulino said genetic testing is an important tool that can save lives through early detection and prevention. "Australians should be able to access this testing with confidence, without concern it could limit their access to life insurance," he ...

Vanguard's oldest ETF eclipses to US$1tn in value

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... the firm, will earn incrementally more revenue," Sotiroff said. Vanguard's latest research also found younger Australians are more likely to incorporate ETFs into their portfolios, with nearly one in five Gen Z Australians report owning ETFs at around ...

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis. Michael McQueen is joining the industry fund on July 1, coming from Prime Super where he was the general ...

TAL appoints two new board members

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... for the business and for the life insurance industry more broadly," she said. "TAL's commitment to protecting Australians and supporting them and their families when it matters most deeply resonates with me. I have spent my career focused on customers ...

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The app is Australia's first licensed advice platform on mobile and operates under Otivo's Australian financial services licence ...

Older Australians drive majority of super complaints: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
Older Australians between the ages of 55 to 75 accounted for half of the internal complaints made to super funds in 2025, according to ASIC's Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) data dashboard. Out of the 221,623 complaints super funds received from individuals ...