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Super complaints decline year-on-year: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... with 500, and Cbus with 328. The vast majority (50%) related to account administration issues, followed by group life insurance (37%), and death benefits 10.3%. In the financial advice sector, United Global Capital had the most complaints with 605, followed ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
Acenda has launched a new insurance benefit, Total Permanent Disability (TPD) Severity, in response to a significant surge in claims, particularly for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions. According to the life insurer, there was a 166% increase ...

Marketing, communications roles gain momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... For product roles, Kaizen said the greatest opportunities for candidates are in retirement product innovation, life insurance digital transformation, and enhanced member engagement strategies. It said opportunities remain heavily concentrated in Sydney ...

Rest pays $40k over misleading statements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... infringement notices to the industry fund for misleading statements it made after charging more than 2000 members for insurance cover they were not supposed to have. The regulator said Rest made false or misleading representations in annual statements ...

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 ...