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Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... and 366 days," ASIC said. And while delays in payment of death benefits has dominated the news cycle, there's another trend that's emerged in the insurance space that is also worthy of the spotlight - the rapid jump in mental health claims and ...

APAC insurers favour multi-alternatives strategies: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Life insurers across the Asia Pacific are favouring multi-alternatives strategies as their top asset class as it offers a more efficient path to portfolio diversification across private assets, new research suggests. BlackRock's 2025 Global Insurance ...

Listed asset managers trail ASX 200 in 2025: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... Investment Management have tried to withstand fee pressures by shifting focus to higher-margin asset classes, the broader trend on fees remains downward as competition from passive funds continues to exert fee pressure. "We anticipate continued fee compression ...

Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its Systemic Issues Insights Report for the second half of FY25. The report highlighted that delays in processing superannuation rollovers and withdrawals remain a recurring systemic ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... $181 billion in the EU, equivalent to nearly one in every five dollars invested overseas by these funds. With the ongoing trend, it is estimated to grow by 10-11% each year by 2035, reaching $203 billion in the UK and $460 billion in the EU. While public ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... covers 52 retirement income systems and included Kuwait, Namibia, Oman and Panama in its 2025 assessment. With the global trend toward defined contribution (DC) pension funds in which individuals bear the investment risks, the study said, "it is critical ...

Morningstar calls out platform TDPs' use of rebates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... Morningstar said. "There were 158 APRA-regulated funds in June 2021; today, there are just 89. Meanwhile, fees have continued to trend downward."

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... meeting requirements to consider individual circumstances in relation to mental health conditions. Addressing the worrying trend, one of CALI's members, Acenda, recently launched TPD Severity to offer more flexibility around TPD options. "TPD Severity ...

ETF market hits $300bn milestone early

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... role in supporting investors to grow their wealth across the country." Meanwhile, Cboe Australia has observed a similar trend, with total ETF assets as of September 30 accounting for $309.8 billion, reflecting year-on-year growth of 37%. Cboe head of ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
The regulator has written to platform trustees in the wake of the First Guardian and Shield Master Fund collapses, alerting them to the need to strengthen their investment governance processes. In its letter, it shared initial findings from the thematic ...