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Another C-suite member leaves Rest

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
The super fund has seen another C-suite executive depart this week, following the chief financial officer's exit in August. Rest chief strategy and corporate affairs officer Tyrone O'Neill has finished up at Rest after more than seven years. He joined ...

CALI outlines Life Code changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
Australia's life insurers have set out their action plan with an aim to strengthen their commitments to customers under the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code), following an independent review commissioned by the industry. The industry has committed ...

Metrics freezes redemptions behind listed funds as audit stalls

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
Metrics Credit Partners has suspended redemptions in the unlisted wholesale funds that underpin its three ASX-listed strategies, according to an ASX statement by the funds' responsible entity. Media reports have named the MCP Wholesale Investments ...

APRA flexes fresh powers, zeros in on trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released a package of proposals to strengthen trustee investment governance and better protect members' retirement savings. APRA said the reforms are the next phase of its multi-year focus on ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
Australian's life expectancy can vary by more than a decade depending on their socio-economic circumstances, highlighting significant differences in how long people may need their retirement savings to last, new research from Actuaries Institute found. ...

CFS launches retirement income optimiser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has launched a new retirement feature designed to give eligible super members greater flexibility in preparing for retirement and accessing future income options. The Retirement Income Optimiser is available through CFS's ...

RE spots potential 'material differences' in Metrics' listed funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The Trust Company (RE Services), the responsible entity of all listed funds from Metrics Credit Partners, has requested to pause trading and quotation activities of the Metrics Master Income Trust (ASX: MXT), Metrics Income Opportunities Trust (ASX ...

TAL launches new campaign focused on mental health

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
TAL has launched a new campaign, working with youth media group The Daily Aus, and partners with the AFLW, aimed at promoting mental wellbeing. Based on survey results of 1000 Australians aged 18 to 65+, the campaign identified common barriers to social ...

Global X urges investment education as property values fall

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The surge in Australian household wealth driven by superannuation and financial assets rather than property, builds the case for an urgent need for Australians to improve their investment knowledge, Global X said. Latest figures by the Australian Bureau ...

Super funds risk market concentration in US: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
While Australian investors have become accustomed to domestic equity markets being dominated by banks and miners, the problem is becoming more prominent overseas presenting a fresh problem for institutional investors. Research from Scientific Beta found ...
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