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Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... colleagues and I remain squarely focused on achieving our dual mandate goals of maximum employment and stable prices for the benefit of the American people," Powell said. "We are well positioned to determine the extent and timing of additional adjustments ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... will impact the availability and cost of life insurance. The genetic testing information protections will only directly benefit those policy applicants who have obtained concerning genetic testing results who do not have a poor family history of disease ...

CareSuper makes sweeping insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... bring the policy in line with other members. "If limited cover conditions apply to your cover our insurer will not pay a benefit if your death, terminal illness or TPD is directly or indirectly caused by or attributed to suicide or attempted suicide ...

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... circumstances, failed to properly explain the high-risk nature of the investments, and found there was no demonstrated benefit in switching the super given the high fees. "There was no reasonable basis for recommending the rollover," Singh said. FSGA ...

Openmarkets to merge, list on Nasdaq

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
Trading and wealth management technology provider Openmarkets has entered a plan to merge with Lake Superior Acquisition Corp - a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Upon completion of the merger, the newly combined entity will ...

Janus Henderson to acquire Richard Bernstein Advisors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... complement Janus Henderson's bottom-up, fundamental investment strategies, expanding our combined capabilities for the benefit of our clients." The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026.

CFS, Stockspot deliver double-digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... investment performance for our MySuper members," CFS Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said. "Our members continue to benefit from a disciplined investment process and sustained focus on maintaining low fees." CFS chief investment officer Jonathan ...

FNZ, Centric extend partnership, citing 'significant' upgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... including a significant platform modernisation leveraging FNZ's technology. As part of the upgrade, advisers are set to benefit from technology that significantly improves productivity and efficiency from FNZ's global platform, which achieved a 90% improvement ...

Partners Group launches new strategy, appoints lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... implement the strategy, which will be integrated into the wider Partners Group platform, the firm said. The team will benefit from the firm's varied experience set, leveraging its private equity and credit teams for differentiated financing technology ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... deceased member's account, can often result in a large increase in the deceased member's balance," it said. "If the death benefit is not subsequently paid to beneficiaries before the end of the income year, it could result in a Division 296 tax liability ...