National vacancy rate rises to 1.4% – house and unit rents diverge as Sydney shows signs of easing

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SQM Research has released its latest data on residential property vacancy rates and advertised rents for September 2026. Australia’s national residential vacancy rate increased to 1.4% in September 2026, up... Read more continue reading

Acenda Life appoints Ross Miller as Chief Commercial Officer and Lisa Green as Group Chief People and Culture Officer

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Acenda Life has announced key appointments to the Acenda Group Leadership Team. Ross Miller has been appointed to the role of Chief Commercial Officer. Mr Miller will be responsible for... Read more continue reading

PPS Mutual’s profit-share pool reaches A$19.6 million in tenth anniversary year

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Specialist insurance company PPS Mutual has announced its tenth consecutive annual Profit-Share allocation, with its Profit-Share pool reaching A$19.6 million at the end of the 2025-26 financial year, up 30%... Read more continue reading

RBC BlueBay appoints Hayley Lai as Director of Marketing, Asia-Pacific

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RBC BlueBay Asset Management (“RBC BlueBay”) has appointed Hayley Lai in a newly created role as Director of Marketing, Asia-Pacific (APAC). Based in Hong Kong, Hayley will report into Jayne... Read more continue reading

Capital Group secures FSRA licence in Abu Dhabi as it expands in the Middle East

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Capital Group, one of the world’s largest and most experienced active investment managers with US$3.6 trillion[1] of assets under management, announced today that it has secured a Financial Services Permission... Read more continue reading

AMP Super puts retirement confidence at the heart of new digital experience for members

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AMP Super has launched a new digital experience designed to help members better understand, plan for and manage retirement, as research reveals almost three in five Australians worry their retirement... Read more continue reading

Insurance strategic partnership formed to address Australia’s retirement challenge

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As Australia prepares for a retirement wave that will see more than 2.8 million people retire over the next decade, two of the world’s leading insurers, AIA Australia and Allianz... Read more continue reading

PPS Mutual adds NSW BDM to meet growing adviser demand

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Specialist risk insurance company PPS Mutual has announced the appointment of Maria Repac as Business Development Manager for New South Wales. She will report to Sabrina Sequeira-Walmsley, State Manager for... Read more continue reading

RQI Investors launches new client-backed emerging markets strategy and expands team with four key hires

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RQI Investors, an active quantitative equities manager within the First Sentier Group, has launched a new emerging markets strategy following seed investment from a major Australian super fund, while further... Read more continue reading

AMP launches North Protect, simplifying insurance cover

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AMP has launched North Protect, giving eligible clients a simpler way to access or transfer group insurance with as few as three yes-or-no risk control questions*. Underwritten by TAL, North... Read more continue reading