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Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
Two years since ASIC cracked the whip on superannuation funds to improve death benefit claims handling practices, a follow-up review found very little to no improvements have been made. ASIC's review of 45 trustees found varying degrees of urgency ...

Banks gaining on private credit firms in construction lending

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
A recent survey by Stamford Capital found major banks are returning to construction lending compared to 2023 when most banks chose to sit on the sidelines. Throughout March and April 2026, the advisory firm conducted an online survey of 110 lenders ...

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand. Munro said the move expands access to a strategy focused on companies positioned to benefit from the global decarbonisation trend. The fund, which is ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in the March quarter 2026 and 2.5% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Economic growth slowed in the March quarter, with modest household and public sector ...

Invesco, Trinetra IM strategies to wind up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
After failing to scale, Invesco's True Balance Fund and Trinetra Investment Management's emerging markets strategy are set to wind up. The multi-asset Invesco True Balance Fund, which had about $37.5 million in assets, will terminate on June 4. Application ...

Big Un finance chief's insider trading charges dropped

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
Big Un's former chief financial officer has been freed of insider trading charges following a hung jury and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) concluding it will discontinue further action. Andrew Corner's five-week trial ...

KPMG chief resigns after firm admits whistleblower probe fell short

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
KPMG Australia has admitted its treatment of a whistleblower and investigation into their allegations fell short of the firm's expectations, those of the whistleblower and the broader community. The whistleblower had raised two matters on client documents ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Australia's annual inflation rate eased slightly to 4.2% in the 12 months to April 2026, down from 4.6% annual inflation to March, though persistent cost pressures across the housing and energy continued to weigh on households, according to the ...

Unit trusts FUM 'plateaued': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Rainmaker Information's latest data highlights that despite a 13% annual growth in funds under management (FUM) across all managed funds, unit trusts only made gains through positive market returns over the 12 months to March end. In the Managed Funds ...