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IFM looks offshore for renewable lending opportunities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
Australia is losing out to the global market and increasingly to Asia when it comes to renewables lending from one of the country's biggest fund managers, with IFM Investors executive director and co-head of APAC diversified credit Hiran Wanigasekera ...

Super payments doubled since July 1: ASFA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
Four months into Payday Super, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the policy is working as intended, with the number of payments going into Australian workers' super accounts each month having more than doubled since ...

Acenda Life appoints chief commercial officer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
Acenda Life has appointed its group chief people and culture officer Ross Miller as the new chief commercial officer. Miller will be responsible for leading group's Australian commercial teams across insurance, wealth and retirement solutions. He ...

ASX to defend legal action brought by shareholder

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) said it plans to defend the claims submitted by one of its shareholders on ASX's behalf, stating the applications filed are "not in the best interests of the company." Rosherville Capital, a Sydney-based family ...

Genetic testing ban takes effect for life insurance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
Australians can access genetic testing without risking discrimination in life insurance under a new ban that took effect on October 8, with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) also updating its rules to handle complaints involving adverse ...

Two in three Aussies support super top-up for carers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
Two in three Australians support a government-funded superannuation top-up for people who take time out of paid work to care for children or other family members, according to new research. Conducted by YouGov for Australian Retirement Trust (ART) with ...

Volatility drives buying across AUSIEX platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
Investors used September's share market weakness as a buying opportunity, with eight of the 10 most traded stocks on the AUSIEX platform recording more buying than selling across advised and self-directed investors. AUSIEX analysis found trading activity ...

TAL names super fund partnership lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
TAL has named a new partnership leader who will focus on its collaboration with a super fund, replacing Mel Jose, who left in August to join Netwealth after a two-year stint. Mary Gabriel has joined the life insurer as head of partnership, Aware Super ...

UniSuper says Firmus float was 'priced to perfection'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the $175 billion super fund decided to not take part in the Firmus float, describing the neo-cloud company as "priced to perfection", before the initial public offering (IPO) was abandoned today. Firmus ...

Equip Super launches new campaign with Supercars champion

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
Equip Super has welcomed supercars champion James Courtney as an ambassador to advocate early retirement planning for Australians. This comes as national research shows over half of the population doesn't have a formal financial plan. The research also ...