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TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... latest data by APRA found life insurance claims for regulated funds came to 117,219 for the 12 months ending December 2025, down 1.2% from 118,605 in the previous year. Together disability income insurance (DII) and total and permanent disablement (TPD) ...

ASX announces interim chief executive

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... will assume the role, effective May 29, following the earlier announcement that chief executive Helen Lofthouse would step down. The exchange said the appointment is intended to ensure leadership continuity during the transition period, with Yip bringing ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... legislation included and would have allowed the government to dictate allocation levels to certain asset classes have been watered down. While a reserve power to mandate how funds invest remains in the bill, guardrails were put in place to monitor the ...

IFM expands UK presence with acquisitions

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
IFM Investors will obtain 100% ownership of UK-based Nala Renewables and Briggs Equipment UK through two separate transactions. Currently visiting the UK with several superannuation funds, IFM Investors announced the acquisitions to further enhance ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
Australia's economy will take a hit at the fallout of the Middle East conflict, but the good news is it will avoid a recession, J.P. Morgan Asset Management predicts. The asset manager downgraded Australia's annualised growth rate from 2% tipped at ...

Natural capability head at QIC exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... capability within the private equity platform," a QIC spokesperson said. "As part of this transition, Andrew Champion has stepped down from his role as head of natural capital and QIC. We thank Andrew for his leadership and contributions to establishing ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... ongoing conflict in the Middle East, US exceptionalism is not dead yet. Pearce said that while there have been some ups and down associated with the conflict, he said this is another situation where a major geopolitical event has not translated into ...

Technical glitch hits Team Super investment switches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... investments, accessing holdings data, uploading documents, or making withdrawal requests. The super fund's app also went down. Team Super is the merger between Mine Super and TWUSUPER, which officially took hold in March 2025.

Unprecedented times need growth and resilience: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... conference will feature an interactive fire drill for the first time to simulate a catastrophic event such as the market going down. The panel will have experts discussing how different parties should respond to such an event and ask for the audience's ...

Why advisers should enter world of exit planning

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... businesses and if we don't have a mechanism to help people to buy these businesses, a lot of them are just going to shut down."