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Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... supporting long-term affordability and sustainability while better supporting claimants. This involves a new assessment framework, developed alongside medical experts, to better align disability insurance cover with medical evidence and return-to-work ...

Rest injects more into $1.2bn Fidelity climate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... estimated buildings are responsible for over 34% of global carbon emissions. The fund does this through a climate impact framework that ensures each asset is renovated to improve energy efficiency and develop a pathway to net zero. Its assets are all ...

APRA flags growing trustee complacency on retirement strategies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... on retirement product investment returns and strategies. APRA will also work with Treasury to design a new reporting framework on retirement outcomes, which will commence in 2027. She also noted APRA's focus on balancing its financial safety and stability ...

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
Australian super funds are expected to more than double their investments in the UK and Europe over the next decade, reaching around $660 billion. A report commissioned by IFM Investors and Super Members Council, and produced by Mandala Partners, noted ...

ASIC targets potential vertical integration in managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Stopping short of calling it vertically integrated, ASIC warns it aims to uncover any conflicts of interests in the managed accounts sector particularly as more AFSLs build in-house products. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the managed accounts ...

iExtend hires national BDM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
iExtend has expanded its distribution team by appointing a national business development specialist, hiring from Resolution Life. In the newly created role, David Sutjipto will work closely with financial advisers to enhance the client experience and ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... or wealth managers build portfolios through ETFs, the legal structure will fit even easier with the asset allocation framework, rather than a self-custody Bitcoin exposure. These are the clear advantages in regards to accessibility and convenience. "And ...

APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... the end of 2019, APRA slapped another $500 million on Westpac for more fundamental deficiencies in its risk management framework, this time relating to anti-money laundering. In October of the following year, the Federal Court ordered Westpac to pay ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... next 12 months, working with an expert panel from related fields to ensure claimants are assessed appropriately. The framework will support long-term affordability and industry sustainability and deliver greater clarity, fairness, and transparency for ...