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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 ...

Life CCC spots 10.6k breaches in FY26

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
The Life Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has published its FY26 annual report, which saw over 10,600 breaches by insurers with close to 30,000 customers affected. Of the 10,697 breaches in FY26, a single insurer accounted for 10,105, who has been ...

HESTA unveils new leaders for property, financial risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... property team, bringing over 30 years' experience across super, institutional funds management and real estate. She will report to deputy chief investment officer and head of portfolio management Jeff Brunton. Dowsett will join from QIC Real Estate ...

Ellerston to shutter another Morphic fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... months' written notice, during which Morphic will continue to perform its obligations. In its August 2026 monthly performance report, the fund had returned -3.7% versus the MSCI All Countries World Daily Return Net Index which returned 0.6% over ...

Macquarie completes audit review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... governance and compliance committee chair Rebecca McGrath, considered documents shared with Macquarie by KPMG and an Allens report on KPMG e-comms which sought to identify any misuse of Macquarie or third-party confidential information in connection ...

APAC to lead in digital asset investment: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... Australia, first-mover costs are seemingly the top barrier for any investors moving forward with the asset class, a separate report from BlockchainAPAC showed. Commenting, State Street head of digital asset solutions Angus Fletcher highlighted what stood ...

Minister's proposal to avert tariffs 'ill-advised': SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has rubbished minister for trade and tourism Don Farrell's suggestion to invest super member's savings in US meat-processing facilities to avert lamb tariffs. The comments follow One Nation's proposal offering Australians ...

AFCA raises concerns over advice sector in systemic issues report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its bi-annual Systemic Issues Insights Report, which outlines systemic issues identified and markers of excellence observed for the second half of the 2025-2026 financial year. AFCA's ...

Dalton launches first local-domiciled fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
Dalton Investments Australia has launched its first Australian-domiciled strategy for global equities, which combines traditional values with artificial intelligence (AI) for research capabilities. The Lumina Equity Fund is managed by Dalton Investments ...

FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 OCT 2026
... companies in different ways," Davidson says. An analysis of top ASX-listed companies in the Biodiversity Council's 2026 report, Cracking the code, reveals that nature risk is highly concentrated among select industries. Utilities, energy, materials ...