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NEOS, TAL honoured at Life Insurance Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... award again. "It's a powerful endorsement from advisers that our focus on service, underwriting expertise and platform efficiency is delivering real value and continues to make a meaningful difference in their day-to-day businesses," he said. "Everything ...

APRA warns super trustees over AI adoption

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... AI revolution presents tremendous opportunities for banks, insurers and superannuation trustees to deliver improved efficiency and enhanced customer services," McCarthy Hockey said. "We are already beginning to see these benefits materialise. But we ...

UniSuper halves admin fees for 42,000 members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... 0.16%. "Our ability to offer this significant fee reduction reflects the ongoing growth of our pension products and efficiency improvements driven from within our in-house administrative team," UniSuper chief executive Peter Chun said. UniSuper said ...

Government rolls out relief via National Reconstruction Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... open mid-year, the Net Zero Fund will open sooner to support new manufacturing investment and improvement of energy efficiency in hard-to-abate sectors, the government confirmed. This includes scaling domestic manufacturing capabilities in clean energy ...

K2 AM to close small cap ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... "streamline the product suite with a focus on fund-of-fund products and CIO advisory" and "improve overall operating efficiency," KAM said. KAM had more than $5 billion in assets under management at the end of 2025. The lion's share comes from RE, trustee ...

Netwealth reports $4bn net inflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... to launching a new AI developer tool kit for engineers and product managers, which it said is delivering immediate efficiency benefits.

Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... operations Joseph Youssef said Rimes' platform will accentuate the super fund's focused on transparency and operational efficiency to improve its management on investments. Meanwhile, Rimes head of APAC Ross Allen noted the increasing need for trusted ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... smaller client registers, larger practices are increasingly being assessed on profitability, scalability, and operational efficiency. "EBIT-based valuations focus on a business's true earnings after expenses, providing a clearer picture of its financial ...

NGS Super awards mandate to Milliman FRM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... manager. NGS Super senior portfolio manager for alternatives Carson Drummond said the partnership improves flexibility and efficiency in the fund's internal tactical asset allocation program, as well as duration and currency hedging. "When markets ...

New AMP boss outlines vision amid drooping share price

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... grow the wealth businesses, embrace artificial intelligence (AI), and improve capital allocation and organisational efficiency. To drive organic growth, Vernon said this will be done via a "relentless focus on customer acquisition and retention, and ...