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Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... Otivo launched a digital adviser that charges $88 per year to access guided advice on investments, contributions and insurance. Jo Brennan, the group executive of member engagement, education and advice at Aware Super, says the $198.6 billion fund wants ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... undertaking genetic testing, including when participating in medical research, will not impact their eligibility for life insurance cover or influence the terms and conditions applied to cover. The proposed new laws would still allow insurers to access ...

More than 75% of asset owners wary of trade disputes

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... Research subjects were comprised of family offices (28%), outsourced chief investment officers and multi-managers (22%), insurance general accounts (16%), and pension funds (16%). Australian respondents represented a collective US$34 billion assets under ...

Macquarie considered acquiring Carlyle: Reports

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... markets, and our leading position in Australian public markets, as we focus on providing solutions for our institutional, insurance and wealth clients." Carlyle currently has US$465 billion in assets, spanning three business segments and 652 investment ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... transferred multiple times through a call centre when requesting information or making changes to their investments and insurance. Furthermore, many may argue that offshore operators carry higher risks due to a lack of control, heightened third-party ...

Rest invests $390m in US REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... at the property subject to the lease, keeping the property and improvements in good order and repair, and paying the insurance, property taxes and other property-related expenses. Rest head of real assets, investments Andrew Bambrook said: "The commercial ...

Young people want more from their life insurance: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
Young consumers are overlooking life insurance as delayed traditional milestones make it feel less relevant, according to a report by Capgemini Research Institute and LIMRA. The World Life Insurance Report 2026, based on a survey of 6000 people aged ...

PPS Mutual appoints new chair

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
Specialist insurance company PPS Mutual has announced Anthony Asher as the new chair of its board of directors. Asher brings 51 years of experience in the global life insurance industry. His career spans across the financial services sector, academia ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has found many insurers are still using blanket mental health exclusions despite being required to assess customers' individual circumstances. Releasing its report on life insurers' compliance ...

Aware Super makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... to the account keeping fee of $52 per year. In addition, for Future Saver products, Aware Super will bring in a new insurance premium waiver. From 3 November 2025, members may be able to have their insurance premium waived due to employer-approved parental ...