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Insurer sanctioned for over 10k breaches

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer after it reported more than 10,000 breaches of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) in relation to failure to provide timely, completed annual notices. ...

Actuaries Institute launches AI risk management guide

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
Actuaries Institute and UTS Human Technology Institute (HTI) have partnered to launch a practical risk management guide to help financial services firms manage artificial intelligence (AI) risks. With rapid AI adoption, the Institutes note governance ...

KKR to pocket $24bn from USI sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
KKR, alongside other co-investors, have agreed to sell USI Insurance Services to Aon for $24 billion (US$17bn). USI is an insurance brokerage and consulting business across risk, employee benefits and retirement solutions, and boast more than 10,500 ...

Iress sharpens tech integration to reduce adviser admin burden

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Iress is building a structured pathway for technology providers to connect with Xplan, its financial planning and wealth management software, helping ease administrative burden on advisers. Iress said the refreshed model moves away from open integration ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Consider a situation where a financial adviser believes an investment is no longer suitable for their clients. Perhaps a fund manager is underperforming or a stock held directly by clients needs to be sold. In the past, advisers would often have to ...

MUFG to acquire GROW Inc

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
MUFG Pension & Market Services (MPMS), a member of MUFG, a global financial group, announced it has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed to acquire GROW Technology Services (GROW Inc). The acquisition is subject to conditions, including ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...

Australian Unity names chief of staff, marketing lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
Australian Unity made two new senior hires, one of whom is the chief of staff while the other will lead the customer and marketing division. Antony Strong is the new chief of staff as well as general manager for strategy and alignment. Strong worked ...

AIA Australia rejigs retail team, appoints new lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
AIA Australia's restructure of its retail business will see two senior leaders depart while a new chief retail insurance officer has been appointed to take charge of the next phase of growth. Chief retail insurance and advice officer Pina Sciarrone ...

JANA launches private credit trust

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
JANA Investment Advisers has launched the JANA Private Credit Trust, expanding its suite of investment trusts to provide wholesale investors with access to a diversified global private credit strategy through an institutional-quality investment structure. ...