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Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... popularity and understanding, our enhanced offering, coupled with broader industry dynamics, is poised to drive further uptake," she said. Allianz Retire+ modelling shows that a 58-year-old customer investing $150,000 in AGILE can earn $341,000 in 15 ...

ASX to spend $264m to modernise tech, uplift risk management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... upgrades in its resources to uplift risk management and to modernise and support its major technology platforms. Slower uptake of e-statements at a time of high trading volumes also contributed to the increase in expense guidance, it said. In December ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... terms and conditions of the cover that is offered. Policymakers anticipate that should the bill pass, this will lead to the uptake of genetic testing and "provide extensive individual, public health and scientific benefits". On this note, the FAAA said ...

CEFC invests $35m in Starling Energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
... help reduce household energy bills and accelerate the rollout of Virtual Power Plant (VPP) services, underpinned by the uptake of Plico's solar and battery systems across Australia. Starling Energy's end-to-end solar, battery and VPP service through ...

Advisers favour third-party support in product selection

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... relationships with a broader range of consultants and influencers, whose recommendations can significantly shape product uptake. "The structural appeal of ETFs is accelerating adviser adoption, not just for index exposure but increasingly for active ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... auctions for 30-year bonds in the UK and in Japan, several of which had to be curtailed. "That means there has been a weak uptake in the primary market, and you are also seeing curves steepen," says Murfin. "It's been a very popular trade for active ...

HUB24, Netwealth projected to overtake Insignia: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... that both platforms have gained market share, driven primarily by consistent net flows, adviser additions, and product uptake. "Barring a tail event, HUB24 and Netwealth will likely capture most of the industry's net flows and continue growing administered ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... executive and managing director Fiona Macgregor believes life insurance cover should be tailored and simplified to improve uptake. "At the core of our Cover Genius partnership is ensuring more Australians who want and need insurance can get it," Macgregor ...

New SMSF trustees drive financial advice uptake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
Trustees of newly established self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are behind a surge in the uptake of financial advice, according to a Vanguard/Investment Trends SMSF report. The report, while showing that adviser influence is growing in new SMSF set-ups ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... $120 million from the National Productivity Fund to incentivise states and territories to remove red tape that blocks "the uptake of modern methods of construction" to build homes faster. "The government is continuing to work with states and territories ...