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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 ...

UniSuper pilots' digital estate planning partnership with Safewill

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... Adam Lubofksy said the partnership was designed to make estate planning more accessible and less intimidating for Australians. "It's a common perception that the process of creating a Will is complicated, but in reality, it can be quick and straightforward," ...

InvestSMART to realise $16m from Intelligent Investor sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... premier position through consistent, detailed, research: and critically has changed the lives of tens of thousands of Australians," Coleman said. "We at TIP are excited to work with the wonderful team of analysts, journalists and staff to change the ...

HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... TAL general manager of retirement and wealth Shaun Bransdon said TAL is pleased to be supporting the new solution. "Australians who have started utilising innovative lifetime income solutions as part of their retirement income are already demonstrating ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
AustralianSuper said the newly created role will help align autonomous agents with human intent. The $410 billion super fund has named its first head of AI and automation in a newly created role. Sarah Carney joins AustralianSuper from Microsoft where ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... they are "pleased" to see uplifts like this across the retirement segment. "Our industry needed to step up to help Australians be confident about their retirement," AMP chief executive Blair Vernon said. "AMP has led the market in bringing these retirement ...

CALI calls for government to help fund CSLR

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is calling on the government to help fund the burgeoning Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) to stop putting "undue" pressure on Australia's risk advisers. The government has announced the shared ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... representation in policy debates affected the wider sector. "With over $4.5 trillion in assets under management and 18 million Australians with an account, superannuation is one of the cornerstones of Australia's financial system," Delahunty said. "It's ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... in Australia is the latest step in Coinbase's global push to build an app to exchange everything. "For a long time, Australians wanting to trade on decentralised protocols would need to do so outside the Coinbase app, requiring an additional layer of ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... Federal Court proceedings simply to defend AFCA determinations is exactly why Part 23 should be seriously considered. Australians should not be forced through years of legal warfare while regulators, trustees and financial firms argue over liability," ...