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Acenda Group names finance, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... Australia and New Zealand," Dunn said. De Bruin commented that their "combined experience across financial services and life insurance, as well as their strong leadership capabilities will benefit Acenda as we lead the merged organisation through this ...

ASIC loses appeal against Finder Wallet

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... products relating to crypto assets. "A range of Australian laws apply to entities giving advice, dealing, providing insurance, or providing other intermediary services for crypto assets that are financial products. These include the requirement to hold ...

REI Super delivers double-digit returns in FY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... maximising retirement savings while delivering competitive costs and high-quality personalised service across investments, insurance, and in-house advice." The super fund is the latest to achieve double digits returns with its balanced option, following ...

Investments, advice complaints jump 18%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... for victims of unlawful advice." Conversely, superannuation complaints dropped 16% year on year to 6164, while life insurance-related complains rose 5% year on year to 1518. One bright spot was the 45% decline in scam-related complaints to 5977. "Whilst ...

Cbus closes corporate super plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... transition members to Cbus Industry Super, effective 1 September 2025. As a result, members will see changes to their insurance cover. "As per the agreement between AME, Cbus Super and the insurer, TAL, due to membership falling below the required threshold ...

Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
New research conducted by the peak body of life insurance indicated close to half of young Australians want financial advice on life insurance, but only one in 10 receive it. The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said more Australians between ...

AIA Australia welcomes new chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... 2012, first at ANZ Wealth and then E*TRADE. She's also previously worked at the Reinsurance Group of America and Zurich Insurance Group. "I'm delighted to have Susan Looi join the AIA Australia family as our new chief risk officer. Susan plays a pivotal ...

North inflows jump 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... first relates to allegations AMP charged higher premiums for certain members of AMP's superannuation funds for life insurance during the period 2019 to 2024. The second lawsuit relates to a dispute with Dexus Funds Management and Macquarie Retail ...

Macquarie AM closes $6bn European infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
... fund's final close, with an additional €2.3 billion ($4.1bn) raised from separately managed accounts. Designed for insurance companies and pension fund investors, MEID invests into high quality infrastructure debt assets aligned to Solvency II regulations ...

Elston expands institutional reach

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... time, she worked closely with a wide range of institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance groups, official institutions and family offices. Elston head of adviser services Mark Smith said the timing of the appointment ...