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CareSuper earns place among pension fund giants, ART breaks into top 20

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... funds included in the report rose in the rankings, with the exception of State Super, which primarily manages defined benefit assets and has a very different cash flow profile to most Australian funds which are primarily defined contribution. "While ...

MSC Group awarded mandates for natural resources strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... provides access to a portfolio "that extends beyond" conventional iron ore exposure into sectors that are positioned to benefit from secular growth drivers, including precious and industrial metals, energy value chains, and resource ecosystems and infrastructure. ...

Scams and governance failures dominate tip-offs to ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... that help us identify consumer harm and to target resources where they will have the greatest deterrence and consumer benefit."

ASFA welcomes Rest executive to C-suite role

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... regulatory transformations from policymaking through to practical implementation. From this financial year, all funds benefit from AIP's services as part of their ASFA membership. O'Brien is currently the head of regulatory policy at Rest, where she ...

AIA Australia rolls out TPD CORE

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... total and permanent disability (TPD). Some of TPD CORE's key features include a five-year rate guarantee, a lump sum benefit payment, and the availability of own occupation or any occupation cover. Where it differs from traditional TPD is the additional ...

CEDA warns migration cuts will have economic spillover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has warned while a dramatic cut in headline migration figures might be seductive, changes at scale will have a spillover in the economy including the labour market. The government's immigration ...

Insurer sanctioned for over 10k breaches

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer after it reported more than 10,000 breaches of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) in relation to failure to provide timely, completed annual notices. ...

Actuaries Institute launches AI risk management guide

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
Actuaries Institute and UTS Human Technology Institute (HTI) have partnered to launch a practical risk management guide to help financial services firms manage artificial intelligence (AI) risks. With rapid AI adoption, the Institutes note governance ...

Superannuation assets inch to nearly $4.8tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... concentrated in accumulation rather than retirement assets," Deloitte said. "While public sector funds will continue to benefit from ongoing contributions for active members, their overall asset growth is expected to moderate as mature membership profiles ...

KKR to pocket $24bn from USI sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
KKR, alongside other co-investors, have agreed to sell USI Insurance Services to Aon for $24 billion (US$17bn). USI is an insurance brokerage and consulting business across risk, employee benefits and retirement solutions, and boast more than 10,500 ...