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Rest, Aware now part owners of Moorabbin Airport

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
... substantially lessening competition in any market." Barings oversees US$481 billion in global alternative assets and is owned by insurance companies MassMutual and MS&AD.

APRA names new deputy chairs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... superannuation industry, while existing member Suzzanne Smith will continue overseeing general, life and private health insurance. APRA chair John Lonsdale will retain oversight of super until Bradbury commences. Lonsdale said the appointments strengthen ...

Final report into Life Code makes 85 recommendations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
The final report of an independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) has been finalised, proposing some 85 recommendations across aspects of mental health, customer vulnerability, claims handling, and sales practices. The review ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... The matters included the super fund failing to update some member accounts leading to higher fees and less favourable insurance arrangements, charging insurance premiums after a member's death, and not providing death and permanent disability insurance ...

Allianz Retire+ appoints senior manager

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... retirement solutions, within its distribution and marketing team. Anantharaj brings more than 20 years' experience across insurance, advice, retirement and superannuation. Prior to joining Allianz Retire+, she was a retirement specialist (MyNorth ...

Small fee increases cost nest eggs $77k: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... assumed a 6.4% nominal annual investment return, Superannuation Guarantee contributions of 12%, and standard tax and life insurance costs of $1733. The only difference was fees from one account charged 0.56% p.a. while the other charged 1.06% p.a. With ...

ASIC charges developer over alleged $10m fraud

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... company. ASIC alleged the funds were intended to develop specialist disability accommodation for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants in Queensland and Western Australia. The regulator alleged between July 2021 and October 2023, McWilliams ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... "ineffective and insensitive". One super fund was accused of showing "zero compassion" to a family struggling to facilitate an insurance payout for a terminally ill loved one with weeks to live. Cbus and AustralianSuper made headlines in this department. ...

Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... said it had brought the appeal to seek to clarify how the unfair contract terms regime applies to contract terms in insurance contracts that may be affected by other statutory protections. It was also concerned that the same term that was found to be ...

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... governance review. The first phase kicked off in March 2025, when APRA flagged the "poor practices" of super fund and insurance boards. The proposed changes included strengthening board independence, especially in relation to entities that are part of ...