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First Super switches out group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
First Super has negotiated a mandate with a new group insurer that will see most of its members pay less for their cover. From April 1, group insurance for First Super members will be provided by TAL. The mandate sat with MetLife for the past 14 years ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Treasury has laid out its proposed taxation regulations surrounding the new Division 296 superannuation tax and is seeking industry feedback. In its next step since the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... can send shockwaves through markets. When the United States and Israel struck Iranian targets, insurers withdrew war-risk cover and freight rates surged to historic highs," De Mello said. "This combination has turned a long-imagined scenario into a real-time ...

Warakirri bolsters distribution squad

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Warakirri Asset Management has added a business development manager to its distribution team, expanding coverage of retail advisory, family office and high-net-worth clients in New South Wales, the ACT and Queensland. Based in Sydney, Rory Irvine joins ...

Aussie super funds eye global partnerships at US summit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... leaders in the US in a bid to forge international partnerships. The 2026 Australian Superannuation Investment Summit will cover San Francisco, Washington and New York. Participating super funds include IFM Investors, AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... since the two pieces of legislation took effect, ASFA estimated about 5000 Australians per year died without life insurance cover, resulting in their families missing out on nearly $700 million in death benefits. Furthermore, some 11,000 individuals ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
New Zealand's $93 billion sovereign wealth fund is continuing to build up its investment team as it charts a path to double its assets over the next decade. New Zealand Super - led by former Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend (pictured) - has ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... generators from targeting Australians about their super or other financial products, expand the definition of hawking to cover digital lead generation and targeted online marketing, require explicit informed consent before member data is used or transferred ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... provisions for those operating MISs, and the development of a comprehensive data informed early warning system, which would cover superannuation fund trustees, responsible entities (REs) and financial advice licensees to help identify issues in areas ...

Schroders nabs Oaktree exec to lead Asia sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Schroders Capital has poached a senior Oaktree Capital executive to lead its business development and sales push across Asia. Sabrina Meng joins the $111.8 billion private markets business as head of business development for Asia, based in Hong Kong. ...