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Older Australians drive majority of super complaints: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... complaints made by individuals under the age of 18 to around 34,893 complaints made by individuals in their 40s and 50s. This trend peaks with the 55 to 64 age cohort and then declines for older Australians, falling to around 15,042 complaints for individuals ...

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... Munro said the move expands access to a strategy focused on companies positioned to benefit from the global decarbonisation trend. The fund, which is available through NZX Wealth Technologies and Consilium Wrap, invests in a concentrated portfolio of ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... rest of the world and Japan and Australia, pointing to a 16% earnings potential over the next two years and the growing trend toward international diversification. Virtually in the last 10 years until last year, Taylor says emerging markets had very ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Australia's annual inflation rate eased slightly to 4.2% in the 12 months to April 2026, down from 4.6% annual inflation to March, though persistent cost pressures across the housing and energy continued to weigh on households, according to the ...

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 ...

Platforms should be wary of cutting options: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... sharper" in removing investment options that are not scaling rather than leaving them to linger on the menu. She added the trend historically has been to leave small options to "wither on the vine". "I think that will stop...we will be culling more regularly ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new analysis shows momentum in private market search activity for real assets, including infrastructure, remained strong among institutional investors in the first quarter of 2026, despite private markets slowdown. According to bfinance's Q1 2026 ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... increase exposure to European and Asia-Pacific investment grade credit than US investment grade debt, reversing last year's trend. Emerging market debt is also attracting renewed interest, with planned allocations nearly doubling year-on-year as investors ...

Rest strengthens data and tax leadership with new hires

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Rest Super has named two new hires to lead its data and tax functions, as the fund continues to focus on operational simplification, governance and member growth. Irina Chinenova has joined the fund as general manager of data and insights, overseeing ...

Magellan awards $5.3bn global equities mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Magellan Financial Group has announced proposed changes to the investment management arrangements for its global equities strategy. The Magellan Global Fund - Open Class Units - Active ETF (ASX: MGOC) and the Magellan Global Fund Hedged investment strategy ...
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