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Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
The Life Insurance Code of Practice should be strengthened to reflect the growing mental health crisis, better support vulnerable customers and improve the claims-handling process. These are the key themes that emerged in the newly published Life Insurance ...

New AMP boss outlines vision amid drooping share price

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... investments unit reported a 15% rise to $62 million. "This has been disappointing for all stakeholders, and, in the board's view, does not reflect the strong growth in financial performance that has been achieved over the last few years. Of course ...

Div 296 requires fixing before finalisation: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... amendments that would improve fairness, reduce compliance friction and make the regime more workable in practice. "In our view, the proposed rules dealing with deceased members, actuarial certification and small fund attribution risk creating unnecessary ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
"I think the odds are on our side." That was the message from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the race for global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) gains historic pace. Anthropic is building the ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... US$1.5 trillion US high-yield bond market, and the bank syndicated leveraged loan market of US$1.7 trillion. "Taking a wider view, the total market size of investment-grade bonds is US$13 trillion. And the total market value of all residential mortgage ...

Adviser exam pass rate exceeds 70% for the first time in 12 months

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... However, we are concerned that the Stakeholder Survey methodology is heavily reliant upon advertised job vacancies and, in our view, does not allow for data on other factors to be adequately captured and considered in context," Abood said. Abood said ...

AZ NGA plots regional NSW advice hub via new partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
AZ NGA is expanding its footprint in regional New South Wales, partnering with integrated financial planning, accounting and mortgage broking business Back to Back Financial Planners in Young, NSW. It is the first major move following the appointment ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... US which was brought to increase adoption of technology platforms like blockchain. "It's quite likely, and this was a view a number of years ago, that blockchain as an underlying technology would be a new type of financial infrastructure that people ...

AMP names interim chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... chief executive following an internal and external search, AMP chair Mike Hirst said. "... the board was unequivocal in its view that Blair brings the right breadth of experience and capability to lead AMP in its next phase of growth as chief executive. ...

Yarra hunts for superior returns outside ASX giants

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... as we enter unconventional times with increased concentration, more volatility and the growth in passive investing. "This view you can just buy blue chip stocks hold them forever, I generally feel is broken," Hershan said. "Circumstances have changed. ...