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Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... automate aircraft inspections, with Deutsche Bahn and Etihad Rail for rollingstock inspections, and with Rio Tinto to improve safety within the heavy haul industry. FMT co-founder and chief executive Loic Ayoul said: "We are building the maintenance ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... as the government continued to work through complexities in enabling greater access to advice, while still ensuring the safety of consumers. He had added the DBFO reforms are a "real priority" for the government. "Australians want and need advice that ...

Product showcase: Follow the leaders

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... equity for each business. Once the right founder and business are identified, Ziller then buys the stock with a margin of safety in its purchase price. "We want to get significantly more than we pay for; we want a margin of safety in our purchase price ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... practical way to provide the fund's 925,000 members' better support, Fok said. "Insurance inside super is a vital safety net for members whose working lives are cut short due to injury or illness," he said. "As claims grow and costs rise across ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... pay to examine women and men's different experiences of access to parental leave, flexible working arrangements or safety in the workplace."

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... - wherever they arise in the chain of complex entities across super, investment vehicles and advice, and strengthening safety obligations on any process that involves switching a person's super. It has also called for a ban on aggressive selling tactics ...

Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... der Veen said: "We are seeing increasing demand for AGILE as it offers a unique combination of growth potential with a safety net, guaranteed income for life that never stops or drops, and the flexibility to access your money." "Together, these features ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... social media ads, with the council suggesting a ban on the "aggressive" selling tactics. A "strong package" of consumer safety measures should also repeal the decision to force low-income workers to cover the cost of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... funds are custodians of vast amounts of personal information. That data must be protected with the highest standards of safety and governance," he adds. That in turn has led super funds to start investing in protecting their systems from future cyber ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... of these different reforms are critically important to ensure that mum and dad investors can invest with confidence and safety in our financial services and superannuation sector." In response, Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok said the fund will work ...