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ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Regulators are putting the pressure on life insurers to manage problematic issues arising from total and permanent disability (TPD) products offered across the retail and group insurance channels, a recent roundtable heard. ASIC and APRA warned providers ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has joined the Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA), marking the first time the superannuation sector has formally been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... invest, hold assets, rebalance portfolios, manage small business structures and plan for retirement." "Much of the public debate has focused on housing, but these measures also affect shareholders, small business owners, younger Australians saving and ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... beyond housing supply alone, arguing tax settings had become an increasingly prominent part of the national affordability debate. "Housing is a first order issue in this community," Mulino said, pointing to rising concerns around intergenerational fairness ...

Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... projected for 16- and 17-year-old workers The push to extend super coverage for younger workers forms part of a broader policy debate around equity within the retirement system. As industry groups and policymakers increasingly scrutinise gaps affecting ...

Aussie private credit shows strength, lures offshore investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... however, play at large. This includes the need for deployment discipline and better enhanced transparency. "A critical debate centres on appropriate fund structures for private credit. Do private credit's shorter-duration assets make it better suited ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... not a practical lens for investing as they tend to grow for some time and only become clear after bursting. "Framing the debate that way also focuses only on the unprecedented level of spending, while ignoring the possibility that AI could be unprecedented ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... over $100 billion in assets, will dominate the superannuation landscape and overtake the 'retail versus industry fund' debate. The 2026 Mercer Shaping Super report notes non-platform mega funds hold 39% of today's market share. This is expected to grow ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... to suit a client's broader financial circumstances. It added concerns of misleading data risks distorting the policy debate following the failures of Shield and First Guardian. "It is simply not correct to infer that a superannuation consumer who ...

Super tax changes shake HNWs' retirement confidence: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... yet confidence in the rules that surround it has weakened - shaped by years of shifting legislative change and taxation debate, of which Division 296 is only the most recent chapter." Generation Life added that the findings underscore the importance ...
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