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NEOS, TAL honoured at Life Insurance Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... recognised for excellence in adviser service and product innovation. At an event in Sydney last night, NEOS took home the 2026 Life Insurance Award for Excellence in Adviser Service, presented by Financial Standard. NEOS was selected as the winner following ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The 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 ...

IFM expands UK presence with acquisitions

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... Renewables on behalf of funds managed by IFM. Headquartered in London, Nala Renewables contains fully integrated in-house project life cycle capabilities and spans across strategic markets in Europe. The platform has a portfolio of over 2 gigawatts (GW) ...

Generation Life reports cyber attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
Generation Life is the victim of a cyber incident that involved a bad actor attempting unauthorised access via its third-party service provider, which has now been "contained". "At this stage, there has been no evidence of impact on Generation Life's ...

Australian Unity adds Betashares ETFs to bond offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... the next generation, whether that's helping their kids with home deposits, supporting education or funding other major life expenses," Glinac said. He said investment bonds don't just offer tax effectiveness but a flexible way to grow wealth ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... equities. The funds management unit ended up with $104.5 billion in the March quarter. The annuities business fared better with life sales rising by 19% to $1.7 billion. Annuity sales grew by 10% to $1.1 billion, driven by strong domestic annuity and ...

Tribeca Financial appoints strategic partnerships lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... firm of 34. "We want to continue to grow. We want to help and serve more families. Helping clients get what they want from life also allows us to grow more professionals. I'm really proud of what we've put together," Watson said.

HESTA taps ESSSuper head as next chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
HESTA has appointed Robbie Campo as its new chief executive, set to take the reins from the outgoing Debby Blakey in August. Campo has served as chief executive of ESSSuper for around four years. Prior to that she led Cbus' brand, engagement, advocacy ...

HESTA confirms deputy chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... served as deputy chief investment officer at AMP Capital. He's also previously worked as chief investment officer of AMP Life, and spent close to 16 years in a variety of investment roles at QIC. His new position was effective March 30. He was also reappointed ...

Aussies remain 'positive' about retirement: Challenger

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... to enjoy retirement, with nearly four in five (76%) saying they would be much happier if they had a guaranteed income for life in retirement. Yet Challenger identified a clear knowledge gap persisting, with more than half of them (59%) no knowing about ...