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Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
For much of the past year or so, there has been a great deal of focus on the superannuation industry and its processing of insurance claims, largely owing to immense delays at some of the largest institutions. Stories have emerged of the likes of AustralianSuper ...

ASX releases consultation on shareholder approval requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
The ASX has released a public consultation paper on shareholder approval requirements for dilutive acquisitions and changes in admission status for dual listed entities. The review was announced in April this year after the ASX allowed James Hardie ...

AustralianSuper pumps $1.1bn into fresh UK investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
AustralianSuper has launched a new UK Living platform with an initial $1.1 billion (£500m) investment. The new platform will target investments in the UK living sector, looking to deploy funds at scale over the next 12 months. The $382 billion super ...

ETF Shares flees Cboe for better 'connectivity'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
ETF Shares - launched last year on Cboe Australia with three distinct ETFs, all investing predominantly in the US - is transferring its ETFs to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). ETF Shares said the move will broaden accessibility across trading ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Australian super funds are expected to more than double their investments in the UK and Europe over the next decade, reaching around $660 billion. A report commissioned by IFM Investors and Super Members Council, and produced by Mandala Partners, noted ...

ART names new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Helen Rowell has been appointed the new chair of Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to replace outgoing chair Andrew Fraser. Rowell's term as chair will commence on 21 November 2025. Fraser announced his intention to retire as chair of the ART board ...

iExtend hires national BDM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
iExtend has expanded its distribution team by appointing a national business development specialist, hiring from Resolution Life. In the newly created role, David Sutjipto will work closely with financial advisers to enhance the client experience and ...

Rest Super team defects to Channel Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Rest Super's operational due diligence team is defecting to Channel Capital in a major coup for the local investment manager. The move comes as Channel Capital launches a specialist global operational due diligence (ODD) business to meet growing ...

Family trusts safe from reform for now: Mulino

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino has said the government is not currently looking at reforming the tax treatment of family trusts. Appearing on Sky News this morning to discuss this week's changes to Division 296, Mulino was asked whether ...

MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
MLC's super and retirement platform, MLC Expand, is rolling out a slew of artificial intelligence (AI) automation tools that it says could save advice practices hundreds of hours per month. Over the coming months, MLC Expand is launching automation ...