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Cbus pushes for lead generator ban

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... world and utterly vital for everyday Australians to build a comfortable retirement, but that only works if they can have trust in the system" Fok said. The fund said lead generators had emerged as a workaround following the post Banking Royal Commission ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
APRA's funding levy will rise by 4.2% to $253.3 million for the 2027 financial year, Treasury estimates show, with superannuation funds expected to cover one third of this charge. Split across the sectors it regulates, APRA apportioned $81.2 million ...

Rodney Forrest re-sentenced for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... error, the court emphasised Forrest's offending remained serious, involving premeditation, planning, a significant breach of trust and a high degree of sophistication, justifying a substantial custodial sentence. "These offences are unquestionably serious. ...

LGT bolsters investment bench

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... TelstraSuper Investment Management executive Arthur Bengasino as head of investment solutions and ex Australian Retirement Trust executive Tessa Volkmer as head of sustainable investment. The hires comes as wealth managers face growing demand from affluent ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Regulators are putting the pressure on life insurers to manage problematic issues arising from total and permanent disability (TPD) products offered across the retail and group insurance channels, a recent roundtable heard. ASIC and APRA warned providers ...

Unit trusts FUM 'plateaued': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Rainmaker Information's latest data highlights that despite a 13% annual growth in funds under management (FUM) across all managed funds, unit trusts only made gains through positive market returns over the 12 months to March end. In the Managed Funds ...

Super fund-backed AFSL adviser numbers drop: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... declined progressively in the last five years. Rainmaker Information reviewed a number of funds including Australian Retirement Trust, Aware Super and HESTA and found combined adviser numbers fell from 687 in March 2021 to 501 by March 2026. "This contraction ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... Lockhart says. Last year, Lonsec downgraded two of Metrics' funds on governance concerns - the Metrics Income Opportunities Trust went from 'recommended' to 'investment grade', and Metrics Master Income Trust from 'highly recommended' ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... on southeast Queensland and regional hubs. It also committed $75 million to the Queensland Regional Agriculture and Food Trust managed by Riparian, targeting regional producers, water assets and agricultural and infrastructure. Another $50 million partnership ...

UniSuper pilots' digital estate planning partnership with Safewill

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
UniSuper has partnered with online estate planning platform Safewill in a pilot program aimed at simplifying the Will creation process for members and improving awareness around estate planning and superannuation beneficiary nominations. Under the arrangement ...