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TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... complex. "Solutions such as bite-sized life and income protection can also serve as a way to engage younger Australians who may not yet have seriously considered their needs but have come to appreciate the ease and value of purchasing embedded protection ...

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... Australians over time than initially anticipated," Waterhouse said. "Existing precedent suggests that Division 296 tax credits may not transfer to a member's estate, meaning tax already paid on unrealised gains could be lost upon death - while capital ...

APRA plans to remove 'unnecessary obstacles' for longevity products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... "making annuities more expensive that they might otherwise be." Second, the framework is "insufficiently risk sensitive" and may "exacerbate procyclicality" by requiring life insurers to liquidate assets during a market downturn. APRA has subsequently ...

Trade war threat sparks allocation rethink by asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... concerned primarily from a tactical standpoint, i.e., less data and information requirements put on companies and markets may translate into less tangible data to help make decisions and chart a global investment direction." One super fund representative ...

$15m crypto scam costs former adviser 10 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... accountant and a Certified Financial Planner. The Financial Advice Association Australia terminated Rogan's membership in May 2024 following complaints from former clients.

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... CDs (certificates of deposit), that are "ultimately, a very popular investment for investors in Australia," he said. There may be, however, other ways that investors can seek higher fixed income yields, perhaps taking different types of risk within those ...

Super funds to take stock of information security controls

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... for all administrative or privileged access. "Solutions should consider accessibility for disadvantaged groups or those who may legitimately opt-out of certain digital channels," APRA said. Where funds have not implemented such authentication controls ...

ASIC shrinks IPO timetable to boost listings

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... period to 14 days after lodgement but will retain its ability to use stop orders until listing. Normal ASIC review processes may still apply "where there is an extended delay between the informal review completing and formal lodgement." Further, changes ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... and disclosures, the regulators said life companies should be better at explaining how premiums are calculated and how they may change over the life of a policy. "ASIC observed that consumers who complained about increased premiums - particularly consumers ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... European Central Bank (ECB) cut its interest rate to 2% this month, for example, while the Bank of England cut to 4.25% in May. "Interest rates reducing are good for small caps, because small companies tend to borrow shorter term rather than longer term," ...