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BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
BlackRock has capped redemptions on its private credit fund HPS Corporate Lending Fund (HLEND), imposing the 5% limit after investors sought to yank out US$1.2 billion. Subsidiary HPS Investments Partners, which BlackRock acquired in 2024 for US$12 ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
A new study reveals that around $600 billion of home equity can be unlocked through structured equity release products, yet only a fraction has been used thus far. Deloitte's 2026 Australian Reverse Mortgage Survey - compiled in collaboration with Heartland ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
The Protecting Your Super Package (PYS) and the Putting Members' Interests First (PMIF) reforms result in $670 million in foregone death benefits each year, new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows. Seven ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
ASIC chair Joe Longo highlighted two key development areas for Australia to align with prominent players across the Asia Pacific region, saying the regulator wants to be a backer, not blocker, of financial innovation. Speaking at the Asia Securities ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
VanEck has bolstered its bench strength with a series of internal promotions and a new hire spanning product, risk, investments and distribution. James Gil and Saul Bernstein have been elevated to head of product and head of risk and compliance, respectively ...

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 ...

Centuria bullish on large format retail sector, launches new fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Centuria Capital said it maintains bullish optimism for the domestic large format retail (LFR) sector, as it launches the Centuria Chadstone Homemaker Centre Fund with investments starting from $50,000. It is a closed-ended unlisted fund providing an ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Cbus has used its pre-Budget submission to call for clearer, fairer tax settings on total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance payouts for members under 60 years of age. Cbus said such reforms could save workers and their families thousands of dollars ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
A new digital platform named Pathways will be developed by TAL, the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), University of Sydney, and Workcom to improve the experience of making an income protection claims for mental health reasons. The ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer for collecting customers' medical information without valid medical authority for four years. According to the committee, the unnamed insurer collected medical information ...