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Russell launches retirement solution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Russell Investments has launched retirement solutions comprising two managed portfolios and a retirement calculator, aimed at helping advisers manage the competing liquidity and growth needs of Australians entering retirement. The solution allows advisers ...

First Super appoints new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... served in those roles between 2004 and 2022. He served on the investment committee for over a decade and chaired the audit and risk committee. LUCRF Super officially merged into AustralianSuper in June 2022. LUCRF Super had $7.25 billion in funds under ...

Australian life insurers lag global peers: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... complexity at the point of purchase and post-sale silence undermine policy ownership - putting customer relationships at risk and triggering exits that cost the industry billions," Chow said. "Best-in-class insurers demonstrate what's possible when ...

Investors price more risk into listed private credit trusts: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Investors are pricing in more risk for listed private credit vehicles, which are structured as listed investment trusts (LITs), with some trusts trading at a discount of 25% of their net asset value (NAV), according to Morningstar. Property developer ...

Treasury floats innovative businesses CGT concession draft laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... cap. "TCA has strongly advocated for changes to the cap limit so that founders remain properly incentivised to take on the risk of starting high-growth tech companies. "Employees will also have stronger incentives to join tech startups in their early ...

SIAA calls for fresh talent amid advice demand

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Stockbroking and investment advice firms need to broaden their approach to attracting and retaining talent as the profession prepares for a major shift in clients and wealth, according to a new report from the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association ...

Mirova sets up shop in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... growing importance of the market to MET strategies, as the nation continues to provide "geographic diversification" and a risk-return profile aligned with European markets. With more than $700 million (€450m) already allocated across Australia and ...

ECB hikes rates, economists expect RBA might be next

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised the interest rates on the deposit facility by 25 basis points to 2.5%, in a bid to stabilise inflation at its 2% target in the medium term, as conflicts in the Middle East continue to generate inflation pressures. ...

First-mover costs stifle digital finance: report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... infrastructure operates at scale and attracts broad participation. Progress requires workable arrangements for investment, risk, governance, interoperability and the distribution of benefits." He is recommending that the private and public sector work ...

'Easy peasy, done': Senate rips Equity Trustees' checklist governance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... exit from the trusteeship business. It noted a "shifting regulatory environment, higher operating costs and the evolving risk profile" as reasons to exit the business. However, O'Brien confirmed while Equity Trustees is divesting from the trustee ...