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FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... members experiencing severe and permanent conditions. However, there are opportunities to include more support during the assessment period, such as rehabilitation funding, interim support or return-to-work incentives for members who have a realistic ...

Super trustee business dents Equity Trustees' FY26 results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... arrangements and compliance with licence conditions," Equity Trustees said. Despite ongoing legal issues with ASIC, the assessment of the Shield and First Guardian matters "remains unchanged", with no additional provisions or contingent liabilities recognised ...

FinCap launches private markets review for advisers

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... led by FinCap head of portfolio and investment solutions Ben Davis, will provide advisers with an asset allocation assessment of their private market investments. It forms part of a broader education initiative that will include a monthly webinar series ...

Frontier Advisers brings Segal Macro, LCP partnership to close

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... sharing between the firms. "Research shared between the alliance partners was used as an additional input to each firm's assessment processes, rather than replacing each firm's own research, due diligence and judgement in assessing fund managers," Frontier ...

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... effectiveness, enforceability and ongoing relevance of specific conditions, rather than merits of the underlying risk assessment or original decision to impose those conditions." The consultation closes on September 15.

Bell Financial Group profit surges 133%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... it had also launched a new ANZ backed Bell Cash Account, while work continues on new digital client portals and the assessment of strategic acquisition opportunities. Selvarajah said the group's diversified structure was designed to provide greater resilience ...

L1 Group backs former analyst's hedge fund venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... established with a clear investment philosophy centred on identifying business and industry inflection points where our assessment of future earnings differs from prevailing market expectations. We believe these periods of change create compelling opportunities ...

S&P reaffirms Australia's AAA credit rating

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... pressures on the budget," he said. S&P also cited Australia's fuel security initiatives as a positive development in its assessment. Chalmers said Australia was well positioned to navigate ongoing global uncertainty, pointing to relatively strong economic ...

PC calls on government to 'redouble' efforts to close the gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... with a further 12 supporting indicators reported for the first time. Of the nine targets with a new year of data, the assessment of progress has changed for two: preschool enrolment has gone from 'improving and on track' to 'met' (as the target year ...

Colchester launches first two ETFs in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
Colchester Global Investors has launched two new ETFs, marking it's first offerings in Australia and named Equity Trustees as the Responsible Entity. Colchester has launched the Colchester Global Government Bond Complex ETF and Colchester Emerging Markets ...