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TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... been the most highly disputed product among advised, non-advised and group insurance customers. TPD claims received the second highest number of disputes, with group super disputing 2913 of the claims and advised individuals disputing 934 of the claims. ...

ART makes $500m investment in Dexus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
Dexus has raised more than $600 million in new institutional investments for its flagship Dexus Wholesale Property Fund, including a $500 million commitment representing one of the largest single investments made in an Australian open ended property ...

Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... $880 million of inflows during the quarter. Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) remained Australia's second-largest ETF product, with over $537 million of inflows in March. "We're also seeing continued confidence in Australian ...

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... including promoting claims of guaranteed returns, which may also be misleading or deceptive. ASIC's action formed part of the second Global Week of Action Against Unlawful Finfluencers, involving 17 regulators globally, including ASIC, across Asia, Europe ...

Addressing modern slavery risks more critical than ever: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... a mandatory risk-based modern slavery due diligence obligation for reporting entities under the Modern Slavery Act. The second is a mechanism for the commissioner to declare that a product, service or industry carries a high risk of modern slavery and ...

Chalmers teases release of performance test reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has teased the release of the superannuation performance test reforms, saying they should be expected "in the coming days or weeks". While Chalmers did not say what the reforms will be, he was clear about what he does not want ...

Government, super funds to increase UK collaborations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... Australia's super pool is the fourth largest in the world, with assets totalling $4.5 trillion. The UK's pension market is the second largest globally, holding assets worth more than £3 trillion ($5.7tn). Access to this capital has the potential to ...

Hostplus extends Citi mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... ($1.05tn), Northern Trust ($995bn), and BNP Paribas ($824.2bn). BNP Paribas' AUC jumped the highest by nearly 50% in the second half of 2025 following deals with Insignia Financial, University of Sydney Endowment Fund and Medibank Private.

GCI Funds raises $125m for second strategic capital fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... Australian mid-market private credit asset manager GCI Funds has successfully raised $125 million for the launch of its second fund in its strategic capital series - the Strategic Capital Fund 2 - after raising $100 million for the first product in December ...

AllianceBernstein debuts second active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... strategy. Meantime, Cboe Australia president Emma Quinn said: "We are pleased to partner with AllianceBernstein on its second ETF listing." "As a leader in active management, AllianceBernstein's strong global capabilities, combined with a clear focus ...