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Ascalon snaps up consulting talent

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
Ascalon Capital has bolstered its consulting team with two senior appointments from major investment research houses. The investment and asset consultant has welcomed David Boyle from Lonsec as a partner and Sean Currie from Zenith Investment Partners ...

ASIC fines advice groups over unregistered advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... Greensborough, Victoria. According to ASIC, the unregistered adviser presented a Statement of Advice to a client in relation to life insurance products. "Failure to register a financial adviser creates a risk for consumers who may receive personal advice ...

Commonwealth Super awards sustainable credit mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... and growing deeply talented and future-fit asset managers, like Osmosis NL, that bring innovative investment solutions to life. We look for market-leadership via thoughtful value propositions, crispness of purpose, and, most importantly, agile risk-management," ...

TAL, Challenger help launch MLC Retirement Boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... super as a lump sum. Australians are choosing to work for longer, scaling back their hours or even changing careers later in life. They are travelling more, helping care for grandkids and enjoying their retirement journey in more individual ways," Hartley ...

MySuper delivers 10.3% in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
MySuper options are set to deliver 10.3% p.a. on average for the 2025 financial year, according to Rainmaker Information. This is an improvement of 0.9 percentage points compared to the 2024 financial year's return. This also marks the third consecutive ...

MA Financial gives $200m to legal finance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... seeking fair and affordable legal support. "Divorce doesn't discriminate. Separation affects Australians from all walks of life - including those who appear financially comfortable on paper, but whose assets are tied up in property or frozen by virtue ...

ART inks mandate with Zurich

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... Trust, we want our members to feel safe and confident that insurance in super can help keep them and their family secure, if life doesn't go to plan. After a competitive tender process that started in July 2024, Australian Retirement Trust has selected ...

Hostplus extends MetLife partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... said its members have enjoyed lower premiums, improved insurance terms, and a more personalised claims experience from the life insurer. Hostplus currently provides more than 865,000 members with Death, Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD), and Income ...

Mental illness payouts balloon over $2.2bn: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... insurers paying out over $2.2 billion in mental health claims last year, according to new data from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). CALI said mental health is now the leading cause of total and permanent disability (TPD) claims, making ...

Super moves: TCorp, Mercer, Commonwealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... won the promotion after just two years with NSW's sovereign investment manager. Bahramali joined TCorp from Resolution Life following eight years with QBE. At the insurance giant, he had two roles. He began his career as an investment analyst before ...