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HCF Life fined $750k for misleading contract term

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
HCF Life Insurance has been fined $750,000 by the Federal Court for misleading the public about a pre-existing condition term under its Recover products. Last October, the court ruled the term would deny coverage if a customer did not disclose a pre-existing ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... deliberate non-compliance. "Payday super is a significant reform that we support in principle, but we need to get the balance right," CA ANZ group executive, advocacy and international development Simon Grant said.

Longview Partners sets up local hub

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... engagement with existing institutional clients," she said. "We are thrilled to have Kimon on board." We believe now is the right time to reinforce that commitment with a dedicated resource." Commenting on the appointment, the incoming sales head said ...

HMC Capital progresses re-tenancy of Healthscope hospitals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
HMC Capital said it is in "advanced discussions" to re-tenant its portfolio of Healthscope hospitals as the latter struggles to manage its debt. ASX-listed HMC flagged in an investor presentation this morning that it continues talks with multiple alternative ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... Chalmers said. "Our agenda is really clear. We have to build more homes now, we've got to get this energy transformation right, we've got to do more to embrace technology, particularly the AI opportunity. "There's a huge agenda there for ...

The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... invest in all of them, and got on to them early," he said. Though generating strong returns isn't about just picking the right stocks - it's about backing them with conviction, he said. He said that means making them significant positions in ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
Rest has disclosed the existence of 'Project Scarlet,' an internal program that the fund's carried out over the past 18 months to improve its death benefit claims processes. A spokesperson for the $93 billion super fund said the program ...

ASIC bans unlicensed WA adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... participate in the Australian financial services industry. The banning took effect from 22 April 2025. Kendrick has the right to appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision. The decision comes after the regulator determined ...

Frontier Advisors lands major mandate from asset management giant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... Takayama said the Japanese institutional investor market is large, but complicated, and it's been tough to find the right way to deliver what Frontier has accumulated in Australia to Japanese institutional investors. However, having worked with Nissay ...

SS&C scores another super mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... superannuation industry continues to grow and the regulatory environment evolves, it is imperative for funds to select the right external partner to meet their operational needs. We look forward to collaborating closely with REI to provide their members ...