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Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... particularly for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions. According to the life insurer, there was a 166% increase in retail TPD claims for musculoskeletal conditions between 2018 and 2023. The increase in mental health claims was similar (171%) ...

Hostplus slams Lendlease over $2bn fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... for another investor meeting tomorrow seeking to replace Lendlease with Mirvac on the Australian Prime Property Fund - Retail Fund.

Aware Super, Goodman Group launch US logistics platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... e-commerce and the positive performance of industrial logistics in the US, which is forecasted to represent 21% of all American retail sales by 2027. Goodman Group has agreed to provide comprehensive asset and property management services to the platform. ...

Perpetual dumps 23m Myer shares

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... also among Myer's largest shareholders. Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth said the retailer was weighed down by a tough retail market in both Australia and New Zealand. "In addition to being a transition year, during FY25 we faced challenging macroeconomic ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... Distrust in digital is also an undercurrent of investors' hesitation. A 2022 survey by the CFA Institute found that 82% of retail investors in Australia are more likely to trust human advice than robo-led advice. This distrust has only widened as ...

Guardians appoints new head of risk

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... During her previous, van Tol was responsible for the strategic and tactical asset allocation of KiwiSaver, Private Bank, Retail and Wholesale investment portfolios. Prior to her position with ANZ, van Tol spent 10 years in the Netherlands working for ...

La Trobe has two of three stop orders lifted

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... inappropriate level of portfolio allocation given the risks of the fund and does not adequately specify an investment timeframe for retail clients. La Trobe chief executive Chris Andrews welcomed ASIC's decision to lift the stop orders on the Australian ...

S64, Vista Equity Partners roll out unit trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... Pacific region. The new product - S64 VistaOne AUT - will launch to local wealth advisory platforms, wholesale and advised retail investors in early 2026. Vista Equity Partners has US$100 billion in assets, targeting enterprise software, data and technology ...

Shield collapse brings wholesale governance to the forefront

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... hearing a lot of talk about governance among the adviser community amid the fallout of the two failed schemes. About 12,000 retail investors have lost more than $1 billion from the two managed investment schemes. "People are talking about governance ...

Platinum shareholders greenlight L1 Capital merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... well-diversified investment management business with a diversified client base across institutional, wholesale, high-net-worth and retail investors in Australia and globally." If the merger did not proceed, Strapp warned that Platinum shareholders "will ...