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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 ...

Swyftx partners to simplify digital assets investment for SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... in. It's about giving SMSF trustees who have made the decision to consider digital assets access to the infrastructure, service and support they need to do so." Meanwhile, ESUPERFUND associate director Mark Needham highlighted the administrative efficiencies ...

Praemium chief exits amid leadership renewal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
Praemium is reshuffling its top leadership to refresh its strategy, keeping the same goals but with "faster pace, better execution and increased focus on customers". Praemium chief executive Anthony Wamsteker has stepped down from his role, effective ...

AMP, CFS and Vision Super get the Epic Retirement Tick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... already in retirement "Ultimately, we want as many Australians as possible to have access to the advice, products, tools and service that help them maximise their financial security in retirement. Super funds are working towards the same outcome, and ...

Brookfield AM managing partner calls time

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
A Brookfield Asset Management managing partner, who at one point led the Australian private equity business, has wrapped up his 13-year tenure at the firm. Len Chersky has left the firm this week. He joined Brookfield in January 2014 after a brief stint ...

REI Super names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
REI Super has appointed a new chief executive, promoting from within. Current chief member officer Michelle Boucher is stepping into the top job following an "extensive selection process". REI Super chair Geoff Peck said the board is confident in Boucher's ...

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 ...

Interest rates at highest level in 15 years

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
The monetary policy board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) unanimously agreed to increase the interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.6%, the highest level since 2011. The RBA said the hike was a result of inflation remaining "elevated" and risks ...

ASIC sets FY27 priorities straight

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... including those commonly known as "disaster chasers", while its life insurance work will include funeral insurance and ongoing service issues. Court said the supervisory letters formed part of a broader Council of Financial Regulators initiative, jointly ...
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