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Genetic testing ban takes effect for life insurance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
Australians can access genetic testing without risking discrimination in life insurance under a new ban that took effect on October 8, with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) also updating its rules to handle complaints involving adverse ...

FAAA says super trustees should stump up for CSLR

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has called on Treasury to cut the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) special levy on the advice sector to zero and for superannuation trustees to stump up for the scheme. Treasury recently commenced ...

CALI outlines Life Code changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
Australia's life insurers have set out their action plan with an aim to strengthen their commitments to customers under the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code), following an independent review commissioned by the industry. The industry has committed ...

Metrics freezes redemptions behind listed funds as audit stalls

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
Metrics Credit Partners has suspended redemptions in the unlisted wholesale funds that underpin its three ASX-listed strategies, according to an ASX statement by the funds' responsible entity. Media reports have named the MCP Wholesale Investments ...

PPS Mutual creates new director of strategy role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
PPS Mutual has created a new role of director of strategy to lead the life insurer's long-term strategy and identify opportunities to deliver ongoing value to members. Matthew Pilcher, who has been with the firm since 2014, was appointed in the role. ...

Super funds risk market concentration in US: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
While Australian investors have become accustomed to domestic equity markets being dominated by banks and miners, the problem is becoming more prominent overseas presenting a fresh problem for institutional investors. Research from Scientific Beta found ...

ASIC strengthens AI trading safeguards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
ASIC is strengthening safeguards for automated and AI-enabled trading. The regulator will also streamline requirements for securities and futures market participants under incoming changes to its Market Integrity Rules (MIRs). ASIC said the reforms ...

Active managers face selection test: Morningstar

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The active versus passive debate is increasingly becoming a question of manager selection, with Morningstar finding the best active managers continued to generate excess returns despite passive strategies generally outperforming across most Australian ...

'Beyond warnings': ASIC to come down heavy on private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
The corporate regulator has urged the private credit sector to uplift standards, noting participants should prepare for enforcement action if they fail to do so. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said the regulator is now "beyond warnings" and pushed ...

AI overtakes superfunds for investor education

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) has overtaken superannuation funds as a source of investment information among younger, highly knowledgeable Australian investors, according to new research from Global X. The inaugural GXIQ Investor Scorecard 2026, base ...