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Super funds can drive member engagement through insurance: TAL

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... and 77% for members who had tailored their insurance to suit their circumstances. The findings comes as insurers and super funds face increasing pressure to improve member engagement amid rising living costs and greater scrutiny of insurance inside superannuation. ...

GSFM launches two global private markets funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... is offering new global private markets opportunities to local institutional and wholesale investors,launching of two new funds in conjunction with its Canadian affiliation. GSFM, with CI Global Asset Management (CI GAM) as investment manager of the underlying ...

Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... transactions. MAM's net profit jumped 27% in its full-year reporting period ending March thanks to private markets-managed funds, managed accounts and co-investments. It also profited from higher advisory fee income, particularly in the Americas ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... "unintended consequences" it has created over the last five years. Treasury acknowledges the industry's concerns super funds are constraining their investment universe and staving off allocating to assets outside the mainstream to ultimately pass ...

Advice industry can't afford CSLR to be an 'unsustainable mess': FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... "this isn't going to become an unsustainable mess." He noted that with the inclusion of First Guardian and Shield Master Funds complaints, amounting to some $125 million, the CSLR will reach the annual cap of $250 million, along with the calculated ...

Rest strengthens data and tax leadership with new hires

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... superannuation sector on using data to improve member engagement, personalisation and operational efficiency, particularly as funds invest more heavily in digital capabilities. At the same time, the fund has appointed Abbey Pearce as general manager ...

Platinum Asset Management awards back-office mandate to Apex Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... investors, direct debit will no longer be available for regular investment plans, with payments to be made via BPay or electronic funds transfer. Transactions will also no longer be made in New Zealand dollars and instead will be made in Australian dollars ...

Magellan confirms job losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... changed to the Vinva Global Alpha Strategy, and Vinva Investment Management will be appointed as investment manager for the funds. The funds have approximately $5.3 billion in assets under management (AUM), as at April 30. Magellan will remain the responsible ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... that genuinely works for members when they need it most." HESTA's decision to reduce premiums comes as many other super funds are increasing theirs significantly in response to increased claims. AustralianSuper, Cbus and Commonwealth Super Corporation ...

Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
New data shows more self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are rapidly adopting digital assets in their portfolios, but SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess said it isn't a worry to him if all entities remain compliant under their respective ...