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Life insurers report another profitable quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... the quality of assessing claims, AFCA said. In the 2024 financial year, AFCA received 1468 complaints about income protection insurance or IDII in total during 2023-24. Of those, 938 related to group superannuation and 530 came from retail insurance. ...

Ironbark acquires family office firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... family office firm. Established in May 2015, Mercury offers a range of financial services from investment advice, asset protection, tax structuring, succession, estate planning and philanthropy to high-net-worth individuals. Ironbark head of private ...

Commodities 'crucial' for portfolio resilience: QIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... factors, with QIC saying commodities be a "useful component" in a portfolio. "Combined, these attributes - inflation protection, low correlation, and differentiated return drivers - make commodities, and commodity futures in particular, a valuable inclusion ...

MA Financial eyes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
MA Financial has confirmed it is in talks to acquire IP Generation (IPG), a real estate asset manager with around $2 billion in assets under management (AUM). "MA Financial has a longstanding relationship with IPG, having provided property management ...

Mercer Super recruits whistleblower as risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
A former UniSuper risk executive has landed at Mercer Superannuation Australia as its new chief risk officer. Mercer Super has confirmed the appointment of Dennis Gentilin - an ex-banker turned whistleblower - to the role. "Dennis' expertise and ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... it pointed out that around 84% of Australian retirement savings are in account-based pensions with minimal longevity protection. Generation Life touted that the partnership marks a transformative step in its group's growth strategy, following its ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... collective charging for "always complex and costly" retirement planning advice and emphasised the need for consumer protection in the provision of super nudges in its submission to Treasury on the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) Tranche 2 ...

MA Financial partners to invest $2.6bn in middle market loans

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The joint venture, which includes three partnering institutions, is aiming to establish a differentiated platform focused on the US middle market. MA Financial Group, Monroe Capital and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) will invest up to US$1.7 ...

Channel Capital launches Apollo asset-backed credit trust in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... "flexible" investment mandate and multiple origination channels, seeking consistent income backed by stable cashflows and protection through credit enhancement, diversification, and structural protection, the firm said. It invests all assets into Apollo ...

Life insurance premiums edge lower

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... falling to $1.11 billion. This includes policies covering death, total and permanent disability (TPD), trauma, and income protection. Within that segment, lump sum new business fell 11.2% year-on-year to $809 million. However, new lump sum sales edged ...