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Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... applicants disclose a mental health condition. Of the underwriting guidelines reviewed, almost all relied solely on exclusions rather than exploring alternative ways to manage risk, such as higher premiums, limits, or caps, the Life CCC said. This approach ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... investors at that time would have taken out a margin loan and invested in a single share. When you're holding a single share, rather than an entire basket of the world's equities, the volatility or the riskiness of that position is far higher," he says. ...

NGS Super moves to make admin fees more equitable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... will be some changes to its insurance offering. The main changes will be the deduction of premiums shifting to monthly rather than weekly, and the maximum eligibility age for new TPD cover for most members dropping to 64.

Geopolitical risks to drive infra investments: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... returns are also increasing to 9.6%, up 170bps from 2024. Asia Pacific has the highest net return expectations of 9.8% rather than 9.6% across other localities. The report says this can be credited to a higher number of infra debt investments meeting ...

Aware Super launches new features for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... Travis said. "Aware Super understands that advisers deliver the greatest value when they're engaging with their clients, rather than dealing with paperwork and administrative tasks, so we're striving to make administration as simple, quick and ...

Perth man found guilty of $34m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... relating to six investors. "Today's guilty verdicts mark the end of a sorry chapter that many of Marco's investors would rather forget," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "This result delivers justice to investors who Marco defrauded and speaks to ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... tools are by far the most widely used, the survey found, with most employees using free versions of tools like ChatGPT rather than ones provided by their employer. Three in four report that their organisation uses AI, with almost half stating it is used ...

Australian economy 'stronger than expected'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... that we've still got a very substantial challenge when it comes to productivity in our economy," Chalmers said. "You'd rather it going up like it is in these numbers than going down, as it has in recent data releases, but we need some perspective here. ...

Real estate private credit market tips towards $153bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... and evolving capital requirements. The institutional sentiment is aligned with scalable platforms or thematic strategies, rather than isolated transactions, CapitaLand said. These elements allow large allocators to deploy significant capital with strategic ...

Pacific Current FUM, earnings lower in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... out of the eight boutiques. In aiming to accelerate growth, PAC prefers businesses operating in the private equity space rather than venture capital firms. PAC chair Justin Arter, who joined the company on June 17, said: "PAC's leadership has skilfully ...