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.

Ellerston to shutter another Morphic fund

ELIZA BAVIN   Ellerston Capital will close the Morphic Ethical Equities Fund, terminating the last remaining Morphic Asset Management fund under its umbrella.

RQI Investors launch emerging markets strategy

VINNY VUCAGO   RQI Investors has launched a new emerging markets strategy backed by seed capital from a major Australian super fund, as the quantitative equities manager expands its offering and investment team.

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.

ASIC sues another former Venture Egg adviser

VINNY VUCAGO   ASIC alleges the former adviser told 217 retail clients to roll over more than $25 million into First Guardian.

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 appoints receivers to Star Investment Group

VINNY VUCAGO   ASIC has secured the appointment of receivers to Star Investment Group Australia and associated entities following a further Federal Court hearing into the investment scheme.

Bravura adds to C-suite

MATTHEW WAI   Bravura Solutions is continuing its hiring spree, adding a new member to the C-suite after appointing two Asia Pacific directors in September.

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.

Finura brings AI engineering in house with merger

MATTHEW WAI   Finura Group has merged with a software engineering business to bring artificial intelligence agent technology and sovereign cloud services in house.

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.

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.