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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... markets also have a young cohort that are adopting some of the things developed markets have fully integrated into everyday life. The 28 countries MSCI classifies as a frontier market include Vietnam, Romania, Bangladesh Jordan, Slovenia and Morrocco. ...

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Burgess also said the government should share CSLR funding responsibility, a suggestion echoed by the Council of Australian Life Insurers. "It is unreasonable to expect that the cost should fall solely on compliant participants or targeted groups of ...

Old settings for TPD 'no longer fit': APRA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
APRA executive director of superannuation, life and private health insurance Jane Magill said total and permanent disability insurance (TPD) in its current form is being tested by the sharp rise in mental health claims. Speaking at the All Actuaries ...

Royal London AM extends SS&C mandate for new Aussie funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... their team." RLAM manages £199 billion (412bn) on behalf of clients and is part of Royal London, the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company.

Generation Life snags super fund's head of risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
Generation Life has named its chief risk officer, recruiting from Aware Super. Norlena Brouwer is joining the annuity provider as chief risk officer, after spending over a year as head of business risk and compliance for enablement, transformation and ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... the other sectors, authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADI) have the lion's share of the levy of $114.6 million. Life insurance and friendly societies are allocated $19.1 million. General and private health insurance have $27.2 million and $10 ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Regulators are putting the pressure on life insurers to manage problematic issues arising from total and permanent disability (TPD) products offered across the retail and group insurance channels, a recent roundtable heard. ASIC and APRA warned providers ...

Bridgewest Ventures lands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... wealth advisers and institutional investors with a new fund. Founded in 2020, Bridgewest Venture invests in the sectors of life sciences, medical technology, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced materials and clean technology that operate across New ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... preference, it is a structural planning tool that helps advisers discharge their duty of care by securing essential income for life, and in doing so, gives clients the confidence to enjoy the years they can without fearing the years they can't." Hence ...

HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
HUB24 has launched a lifetime super solution with life insurer TAL, available through HUB24 Super. The new offering meets the requirements of an Innovative Retirement Income Stream (IRIS) and provides access to concessional Centrelink treatment when ...