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Super funds score win on stamp duty disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... stamp duty paid in one year will be disclosed over the following seven years in fees and costs summaries publishing in Product Disclosure Statements, rather than as an annual sum. The change is in response to concerns the inclusion of transaction costs ...

Pengana plots AI-focused LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... extensive origination networks, manager relationships and private markets due diligence framework," Pengana said. The new product will build on this collaboration by using GCM Grosvenor's existing investment platform, manager relationships and deal-sourcing ...

Former Berndale director pleads guilty

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
A former director of collapsed derivatives provider Berndale Capital Securities has pleaded guilty to multiple dishonesty offences, including the misuse of nearly $700,000 in company funds. Stavro D'Amore admitted to three combined charges before ...

Clime Investment offloads SMA business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... documentation. "Commercial terms are agreed. These transactions represent further progress in exiting sub-scale retail product structures and aligning the group to its future mandate-led operating model," Clime said. Yesterday, the group finalised the ...

NEOS, TAL honoured at Life Insurance Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
The insurers were 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 ...

M&A is not a 'scattergun' approach: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... He also noted a "power shift" currently taking place across the advice industry, which involves the transitioning from product-led advice to a more holistic and bespoke model. "... in the advice space, businesses of scale are emerging, and they are putting ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... of the claims and advised individuals disputing 2118 of the claims. DII have continuously been the most highly disputed product among advised, non-advised and group insurance customers. TPD claims received the second highest number of disputes, with ...

APRA warns super trustees over AI adoption

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has called on superannuation trustees, insurers and to significantly lift their approach to managing artificial intelligence (AI) risks, warning current practices are not keeping pace with rapid ...

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 ...

Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... projects, with a seed investment from the Canadian government of $25 billion. It will also launch a retail investment product. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the launch of the Canada Strong Fund, the nation's first sovereign wealth fund ...