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TAL names chief customer and health officer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... new role, Denby will also represent TAL in engagement with consumer groups, mental health organisations, government and industry bodies, including the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) and TAL's mental health action and consumer consultation ...

APRA targets platform trustees, welcomes stronger powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... into the prudential regulator's multi-year efforts to lift investment governance standards across the superannuation industry - particularly within the platform trustee segment. More pressing is APRA's upcoming consultation, scheduled for next month ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... to address weaknesses in investment governance practices. "We will also strengthen penalties under the Superannuation Industry Supervisory Act, sending a clear signal that members deserve security, transparency and accountability from those entrusted ...

Super funds show unpreparedness on Payday Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... 11.92% in the first week of July to 3.04% by mid-August - a reduction of approximately 75%. The firm said this shows industry performance has "improved" since implementation but highlighted uneven levels of preparedness are emerging across the super ...

New investment governance provider for AFSL launches

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... Shield and First Guardian Master Funds reflected the immediate need for an institutionalised level of governance in the industry and licensees should no longer wait to formalise the relevant framework. However, especially among smaller practices, Bhana ...

Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... managed accounts (SMAs) has enabled the group to reduce its administration fees, which are getting closer to competing with industry fund fees and also against leading mainstream retail platforms that offer SMAs. Singh also clarified that, following ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... though they trust advisers much more as a source of information," Delahunty says. She adds this is a "strong signal to the industry and policymakers that the current settings mean advice isn't reaching young people where they are in life." The findings ...

L1 Group backs former analyst's hedge fund venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... medical doctor. "PXC Advisors was established with a clear investment philosophy centred on identifying business and industry inflection points where our assessment of future earnings differs from prevailing market expectations. We believe these periods ...

Albanese pushes Trump on tariff exemption

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... highlighting the growing presence of Australian superannuation funds in the US. "Australian Super, for example, our biggest industry fund, has a presence and an office in the United States. It's no accident that we chose Heather Ridout as our Consul-General ...

J.P. Morgan launches active Aussie equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... portfolio managers Joe Staines, Victor Li, and Aijaz Hussain, collectively bringing over 40 years' experience in the industry. It is the tenth ETF strategy and fifteenth listed active ETF in the Australian market - due to hedged share classes for ...