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Hostplus, AIA lose $1.4m TPD dispute

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... despite recognising the member failed to declare an underlying health issue when applying for cover. The determination, made March 26, found AIA was still required to pay the additional TPD benefit despite the complainant not disclosing he had diabetes. ...

InvestSMART to realise $16m from Intelligent Investor sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... Investor Australian Equity Income Fund (ASX: INIF), with combined funds under management (FUM) of $280 million as at 31 March 2026. Notably, InvestSMART, through InvestSMART Funds Management Limited, will remain the responsible entity. The transaction ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... retirement savings into Shield through its fund. ASIC said over $65 million was invested in First Guardian between June 2023 and March 2024 by around 2700 members of NQ Super & Pension, a division of the AMG Superannuation Fund for which Equity Trustees ...

Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... prices shock to put upward pressure on inflation over the next year, contributing around 0.4% to underlying inflation in the March quarter of 2027. Hunter said the oil price shock will have a direct and indirect impact on consumers, with the increase ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... markets activity. Real estate's share was stable at 24%, broadly unchanged from 23% over the previous 12-month period to 31 March 2025, it said. Private equity activity was also steady (22% versus 21%), while private debt searches fell from 35% of segment ...

Future Fund makes two new appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... aligning the fund's investments with the nation's priorities, where it makes financial sense to do so." In the year to 31 March 2026, following the introduction of the updated Investment Mandate, the fund made a return of over $28 billion, or 11.7%. ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... income diversification and convenient listed access to Plato's global income strategy, the firm added. The fund, incepted in March 2016, returned 19.4% over the 12 months to April 30. Commenting, Plato Global Shares Income Fund lead portfolio manager ...

Sequoia delays dividend amid InterPrac sale uncertainty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... interim dividend remain unchanged and payment will be made regardless of the outcome of the sale. Sequoia had announced in March it would offload InterPrac for $50,000 to Conquest. Following the announcement, ASIC applied to the Federal Court for KPMG ...

TCorp awards $1bn mandate to UK insurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... billion in 2026-27, down $4 billion. TCorp also recently confirmed Gavin Sinnott as general manager, financial markets, in March. Sinnott had been acting in the role since December 2025, having previously served as head of balance sheet for three and ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... macro-economic shocks, which can wreak havoc on portfolios and retiree savings. Equity and bond market selloffs, such as that of March 2026, or the outbreak of the Russia / Ukraine conflict in 2022, are recent examples of this dynamic. "Retiree portfolios ...