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Another C-suite member leaves Rest

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... months and intends to return to the workforce in the first half of next year. The news comes after Scott Tully, former general manager, product, bowed out of the organisation after nearly four years last month. In August, former chief financial officer ...

ASIC sets FY27 priorities straight

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... financial services firms. The regulator has published sector-specific supervisory letters covering banking, superannuation, general and life insurance, and financial markets, providing firms with greater visibility of its planned activities. "ASIC is ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
Australian's life expectancy can vary by more than a decade depending on their socio-economic circumstances, highlighting significant differences in how long people may need their retirement savings to last, new research from Actuaries Institute found. ...

SIAA replenishes board with appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... chief operating officer and executive director at LGT, and Liam Madden departed from his role as managing director and general counsel at Instinet, with both subsequently stepping down from the SIAA board. SIAA chief executive Maria Lykouras said the ...

IAG settles $2.8bn lawsuit with Credit Suisse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) has announced it has agreed to a settlement in the proceedings brought by Credit Suisse against it in the Federal Court, over the collapse of Greensill Capital. IAG said the terms of the settlement are confidential ...

CFS distribution executive steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... before the end of the year. Bryce Quirk joined CFS in March 2019 as head of retail sales and shortly thereafter became the general manager of CFS Advice Relationships, effectively becoming part of the leadership team. He was then promoted to the role ...

Active managers face selection test: Morningstar

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The active versus passive debate is increasingly becoming a question of manager selection, with Morningstar finding the best active managers continued to generate excess returns despite passive strategies generally outperforming across most Australian ...

Why HNW investors are choosing shopping centres

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
As demand for consistent cash flows continues to rise for wealthy investors, commercial real estate assets, like shopping centres, continue to draw significant interest to fulfil the need, MA Financial said. MA Financial co-head of core real estate ...

Retirement confidence lags as investors turn to AI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... the past year to 19%, while 46% of investors said they sought investment information through influencers. Amundi deputy general manager and head of clients group Fannie Wurtz said the findings highlighted the challenge of helping more savers participate ...

Rest director for product departs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
The general manager, product at Rest has left the super fund after nearly four years. Scott Tully has departed the $113 billion fund after a close to four-year stint. He joined Rest as head of investment option development in March 2023 on a contract ...