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Income support system cannot handle claims surge: CALI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... people unable to work due to illness or injury, particularly mental health conditions. New research commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) and prepared by SuperFriend demonstrates around 8.5 million Australians accessed some form ...

Unpaid super costs workers $24.4bn: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... past five years to 2023, reinforcing the need for Payday Super, the lobby group says. New analysis from Super Members Council (SMC) found one in four workers were underpaid super between 2018 and 2023, equating to almost $6 billion a year being lost ...

SMC backs proposal to close family violence super loophole

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has thrown its support behind proposed legal changes aimed at preventing perpetrators of domestic and family violence from accessing their victim's superannuation. Under existing super law, a family violence perpetrator ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... disputing 2913 of the claims and advised individuals disputing 934 of the claims. A study released in July last year by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) found mental health was the leading cause of TPD claims, making up almost one in three ...

Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... to tension between himself and Arndt. Samild left the fund to take on the chief strategist role at Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Following his footsteps were former deputy chief investment officer David George, who joined also joined the Abu Dhabi sovereign ...

Government, super funds to increase UK collaborations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... includes IFM Investors, AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust, Aware Super, Cbus, HESTA, Rest, and the Super Members Council. NEST, the UK's largest workplace pension scheme and a shareholder in IFM Investors, is also part of the delegation. Collaboration ...

Future Fund defends itself over staff exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... investment officer is "well advanced". Samild left the fund to take on the chief strategist role at Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Following his footsteps were former deputy chief investment officer David George, who joined also joined the Abu Dhabi sovereign ...

Aussie private credit shows strength, lures offshore investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... from high-net-worth individuals, family offices and insurance companies. This is according to the Australian Investment Council's (AIC) 2026 Australian private capital yearbook, finding that the country's economic outlook relating to tariffs, geopolitical ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
A new standard from the Financial Services Council aims to strengthen governance practices across superannuation platforms, including limiting unadvised members to simpler investments, enhancing due diligence of options, and greater oversight of advisers ...

Digital advice spurring demand for full personal advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
New research from the Financial Services Council (FSC) reveals digital advice is activating the demand for full personal advice and presents the opportunity for the industry to finally provide regulated digital advice at scale. The role and value of ...