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ART overhauls death and TPD insurance fees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... charged to members who have insurance to help cover the cost of administering the insurance arrangements you have in the fund," ART said. The $370 billion super fund will also change its TPD Assist benefits starting the new financial year. If a member's ...

Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The government has passed landmark legislation allowing victim survivors of child sexual abuse to access the superannuation assets of convicted offenders who fail to pay court ordered compensation. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions may be dominating fixed income markets today, but Allspring Global Investments head of global macro strategy Noah Wise believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become the far more significant force, shaping ...

WAM offers global real assets exposure via new offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Wilson Asset Management (WAM) has launched a real assets fund, providing investors with exposure to assets, including natural capital like water, agriculture and timber. The Wilson Asset Management Real Assets Fund (WRAF) will partner with specialist ...

Channel Capital appoints distribution director

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... (Insignia Financial) previously. "Xavier brings exactly the right attributes and mindset, including a wealth of experience in fund research and portfolio construction, and we're very pleased to have him join the team," said Luke Mandekic, co-head ...

Natixis appoints client services director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... affiliate managers to serve the personal, and increasingly complex, needs of our clients." Natixis works with more than 15 active fund managers under a multi-affiliate model and is ranked among the world's largest asset managers with more than $1.4 ...

Aequitas hires former Vanguard consultant

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
A former portfolio consultant at Vanguard who led the fund manager's launch of its own portfolio analytics and consulting function for Australian-based financial advisers is Aequitas' latest recruit. Mark Stephan joins as a principal asset consultant ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... businesses and manufacturers bolster supply chains, with $1 billion in interest free loans through the National Reconstruction Fund and incentives to get more freight moving on trains and ships," he said. "Targeted support for electric vehicles, building ...

FinCap increases investment oversight ahead of PM platform launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... launch. The committee will provide independent governance and oversight of the asset allocation, portfolio construction and fund selection processes underpinning the private markets platform, which is designed to give financial advisers and wholesale ...

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... thought about cost-of-living help changed when the fuel tax cut became necessary, and we had to find almost $3 billion to fund it," he said. "Some good ideas were delayed for more work, and for understandable reasons. The core remained intact and for ...