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AIA snags Acenda head of products

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
AIA Australia has welcomed a new head of partnerships, who joined from Acenda after leaving the firm in March. Alison Bodinnar has commenced in the role, bringing more than two decades of insurance and financial services experience across Switzerland ...

PPS Mutual creates new director of strategy role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
PPS Mutual has created a new role of director of strategy to lead the life insurer's long-term strategy and identify opportunities to deliver ongoing value to members. Matthew Pilcher, who has been with the firm since 2014, was appointed in the role. ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
When integrated advice drives practice growth Many financial advisers aspire to provide genuinely integrated advice, but finding ways to support more clients without increasing operational demands remains a challenge. As they re-evaluate where they ...

Investors jump ship from private markets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... fixed income products such as subordinated debt and floating-rate strategies, investors are questioning whether the risk premium on offer is adequately compensating for the additional risk that comes from investing in private credit." Neiron said the ...

Equity Trustees pushes bidders for better price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... Capital has offered to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares in EQT at a price of $24.75 per share. This is at a 20-cent premium over TPG Global offer of $24.55 per share. "The board had offered each party the opportunity to receive some substantive ...

Active strategies a different story in ETFs: MSCI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... ETF managers, and an index provider influences the final choice for 80% of advisers. More than half (52%) would pay a premium for difficult-to-access exposures, and fees, while still the most cited selection criteria (59%), do not decide the outcome ...

ETF Shares offers new currency hedged ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... Investors can choose whether they want the underlying US equity exposure with or without currency hedging, without paying a premium for the hedged option." The launch also addresses a practical issue for local investors seeking a currency hedged exposure ...

Norges Bank slashes exposure to US government bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... credit quality of corporate bonds is close to that of US government bonds and the segment has historically provided a risk premium related to prepayment risk. "The most important changes from today's index are a considerably lower share of government ...

AIA Australia rolls out TPD CORE

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
AIA Australia has launched TPD CORE, a new retail product that charges lower premiums and provides clearer claim assessment criteria for total and permanent disability (TPD). Some of TPD CORE's key features include a five-year rate guarantee, a ...

Insurer sanctioned for over 10k breaches

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... According to the Life CCC, the unnamed insurer failed to include relevant policy benefits, accurately describe some customers' premium arrangements and issue notices before policy anniversary dates between August 2024 and January 2026. These failures ...
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