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Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... communication, and continue evolving product and servicing models to support members' transition from accumulation to income, while meeting higher expectations for transparency, support and value." In the 12 months to FY25, the average operating ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... subsidiary ClearView Life Assurance provides a range of life insurance products to customers in Australia, including life, income protection, TPD and trauma insurance. ClearView primarily supplies these life insurance products under its ClearChoice brand ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
Institutional investors are increasing allocations to fixed income and broadening exposure beyond the US as they reposition portfolios for a more volatile and fragmented macro environment, according to new research from Capital Group. The firms Fixed ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
Plato Investment Management is broadening access to its Plato Global Shares Income Fund with the launch of an active ETF version on the ASX, marking its third investment solution on the exchange. The Plato Global Shares Income Fund - Active ETF (ASX ...

Low fees a strong indicator of fund survivorship: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... 29% for the most expensive funds for the global equities category. Morningstar observed a contrasting pattern for fixed-income strategies, which benefited from more active management. "The outperformance of active strategies in this category was largely ...

UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... well-established global companies," the super fund said. Its approach to screening for the Australina Bond and Australian Income investment options has also been updated to exclude companies with any reported revenue from the production of tobacco, manufacture ...

ART overhauls death and TPD insurance fees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... decreasing on average by 14.1% and 31.2% for male and female members respectively. In the case of a member opting-in for income protection, premium rates are decreasing on average by 16.6% for all members. However, if a member holds insurance cover through ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions may be dominating fixed income markets today, but Allspring Global Investments head of global macro strategy Noah Wise believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become the far more significant force, shaping ...

WAM offers global real assets exposure via new offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... point in the cycle, and these assets can provide strong diversification benefits to an investor's portfolio, including income generation, inflation protection, resilience in market downturns and consistent returns uncorrelated to traditional assets such ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... "The Guardian's policies fail to meet the basic requirements of the Act ( New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 ) so far as exclusion from the fund for alleged breach of human rights standards is concerned. They are unreasonable ...