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Former Berndale director pleads guilty

VINNY VUCAGO | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026

A former director of collapsed derivatives provider Berndale Capital Securities has pleaded guilty to multiple dishonesty offences, including the misuse of nearly $700,000 in company funds. Stavro D'Amore admitted to three combined charges before ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026

The latest data by APRA found life insurance claims for regulated funds came to 117,219 for the 12 months ending December 2025, down 1.2% from 118,605 in the previous year. Together disability income insurance (DII) and total and permanent disablement ...

APRA finalises CPS 230 amendments

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has finalised targeted amendments to prudential standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management. The amendments introduce limited exemptions from specific contractual requirements in CPS 230 for material ...

NZ Super promotes two, hires from Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026

NZ Super Fund has made three key appointments to its investment team, covering private equity, real assets and sustainable investment. In an update, NZ Super Fund said it has promoted Sian Orr to the role of director, private equity. Orr was previously ...

Insignia Financial delists from ASX

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026

Insignia Financial is officially going private, set to delist from the ASX at market close today after it was acquired by CC Capital. "We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Insignia, one of Australia's most established wealth management ...

NGS Super exec to lead Russell's super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026

Russell Investments has appointed a new head of superannuation in NGS Super's Ben Facer. Facer had been with NGS Super since 2017, having first joined as chief risk and governance officer. He's since held a raft of roles, and most recently had ...

Australia attracts $18bn for CRE investments in 2025: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026

Australia continues to be an attractive market for commercial real estate globally, attracting $18 billion in investments in 2025, Knight Frank said. According to Knight Frank's The Wealth Report 2026, cross-border investment in Australian commercial ...

Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026

Future Fund has appointed Richard Brandweiner as its new chief investment officer, effective 1 July 2026. Brandweiner was previously chief executive of Pendal Group from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that he was chief investment officer of First State Super ...

UniSuper halves admin fees for 42,000 members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026

UniSuper will halve its asset-based administration fee for the Flexi Pension retirement product starting July 1. More than 42,000 retired members in the product will pay a fee of 0.08% from the current rate of 0.16%. "Our ability to offer this significant ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026

A new standard from the Financial Services Council aims to strengthen governance practices across superannuation platforms, including limiting unadvised members to simpler investments, enhancing due diligence of options, and greater oversight of advisers ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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