Financial Standard

HNW clients value quality over fees: Praemium

VINNY VUCAGO   High-net-worth (HNW) Australians who receive ongoing financial advice are more confident in their investments than those managing their wealth alone, new research from Praemium and CoreData found.

TAL launches new campaign focused on mental health

VINNY VUCAGO   TAL has launched a new campaign, working with youth media group The Daily Aus, and partners with the AFLW, aimed at promoting mental wellbeing.

Janus Henderson completes Rantum Capital acquisition

VINNY VUCAGO   Janus Henderson has completed its acquisition of German private markets manager Rantum Capital after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals, expanding its private credit and private equity capabilities across Europe.

ASA launches $250m social infra fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   ASA Real Estate Partners has launched a social infrastructure fund for select wholesale investors, with a target to raise $250 million over a five-year fund term.

AMP launches new insurance product

VINNY VUCAGO   AMP has launches North Protect, a new insurance offering designed to make it easier for eligible clients to consolidate group insurance with their superannuation and investments on North.

CALI outlines Life Code changes

ELIZA BAVIN   Following an independent review of the Life Code which made 85 recommendations, CALI has outlined the planned changes.

AMP, CFS and Vision Super get the Epic Retirement Tick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   Three super funds, AMP Super, CFS FirstChoice and Vision Super, have joined the line-up of funds that have received the Epic Retirement Tick from Chant West and the Epic Retirement Institute.

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO   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.

Lowe slams government spending

ELIZA BAVIN   Former RBA governor Philip Lowe has slammed government spending, public policy and overregulation revealing his thoughts on the current state of the economy.

Interest rates at highest level in 15 years

MATTHEW WAI   The monetary policy board of the Reserve Bank of Australia unanimously agreed to increase the interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.6%, the highest level since 2011.

AFCA raises concerns over advice sector in systemic issues report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its bi-annual Systemic Issues Insights Report, which outlines systemic issues identified and markers of excellence observed for the second half of the 2025-2026 financial year.

ASIC lifts stop orders against Remara

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   ASIC has lifted three interim stop orders against Remara Investment Management's private credit products, after it amended its target market determination (TMD).

BT adds to C-suite with new role

ELIZA BAVIN   BT has appointed an inaugural chief product officer - digital, hiring from Macquarie.

AIA snags Acenda head of products

MATTHEW WAI   AIA Australia has welcomed a new head of partnerships, who joined from Acenda after leaving the firm in March.

Minister's proposal to avert tariffs 'ill-advised': SMC

MATTHEW WAI   The Super Members Council (SMC) has rubbished minister for trade and tourism Don Farrell's suggestion to invest super member's savings in US meat-processing facilities to avert lamb tariffs.

HESTA lowers investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN   HESTA has dropped investment fees and costs across most of its core investment options.

AI overtakes superfunds for investor education

VINNY VUCAGO   Artificial intelligence (AI) has overtaken superannuation funds as a source of investment information among younger, highly knowledgeable Australian investors, according to new research from Global X.

New digital asset trading platform targets HNWs, instos

VINNY VUCAGO   CloudTech Group has launched a digital asset trading platform in Australia giving institutional, high-net-worth and individual investors access to aggregated liquidity, institutional-grade pricing and advanced trading tools.

Australia's family offices surpass $323bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI   Family offices in Australia have surpassed $323 billion in assets, according to data from Rainmaker Information.

Mining, property fuel Aussie billionaires' wealth

KARREN VERGARA   Australian billionaires' riches are highly concentrated in mining, financial services, technology and property, accounting for 0.7% of the total US$15.1 trillion in global wealth studied by the 2026 Billionaire Census.