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KKR injects $400m into Ampol

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... KKR has also provided financing solutions to Australian pharmaceutical and fintech businesses such as DBG Health, Family Doctor and Lendi. Ampol has the flexibility to issue the subordinated notes in two tranches of $250 million with a nine-month availability ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... super balance will require $630,000 for singles and $730,000 for couples. Meanwhile, Monash Centre for Financial Studies doctor Trinh Le also compared investment performance between equities and bonds during retirement but highlighted that retirees with ...

ART appoints two to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... currently chair of Data#3 and serves on the boards of Queensland Urban Utilities, CleanCo Queensland and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Additionally, Grant Smith has been appointed, initially as an adviser to the board's Investment and Valuation Oversight ...

Hostplus, AIA lose $1.4m TPD dispute

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... controlled. In the panel's view the complainant's diabetes was well controlled because he was under the ongoing care of a doctor and taking oral and injectable medications," AFCA said. "In other words, he was receiving treatment for his diabetes at the ...

NEOS, TAL honoured at Life Insurance Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... Summer Zhu added: "For conditions like mental health disorders, chronic fatigue and functional illness, asking a treating doctor to confirm that a patient will never recover can put the treating relationship at odds with the claims process at exactly ...

CSC to increase TPD premiums for PSSap members by 43.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... illness. The fund said this doesn't actually change anything when it comes to assessing claims, but was done to ensure the doctor a claimant sees has appropriate qualifications and registrations. Meanwhile, CSC's spokesperson also noted that premiums ...

TPB consults on AI usage rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... the TPB since 2017 and chair since 2023 and previously held several chair and director roles, including the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Central Operations), Accord Property Holdings and Wirra Wirra Vineyards. David Bradbury was also appointed as part-time ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is concerned the proposal to ban life insurers' use of genetic testing results will have an adverse impact on the cost of life insurance and premiums for all Australians. In a submission, the association ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
HESTA's head of portfolio design, Dianne Sandoval, has been appointed chief investment officer of the US$74 billion Maryland State Retirement and Pension System. Sandoval brings more than 30 years' experience across pension and sovereign wealth ...

Family trusts safe from reform for now: Mulino

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino has said the government is not currently looking at reforming the tax treatment of family trusts. Appearing on Sky News this morning to discuss this week's changes to Division 296, Mulino was asked whether ...
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