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Wealth levels triple for middle Australia: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026

... economic growth. From 2002 to 2022, non-housing wealth grew by 196% for middle Australians, making them more than $256,000 better off in retirement. As a result, more Australians are entering retirement with significant levels of super, delivering them ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026

... manages US$3 trillion on behalf of insurance, wealth, and outsourcing clients. We have a significant opportunity to deliver better outcomes and experiences for clients in their private markets allocations," Fink said in his annual investor letter. "We ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026

... to capital, a historic advantage for retail funds. Funds with stronger new member growth and access to capital will be better positioned to serve their members in the future, as they can make the investments necessary to innovate."

Super moves: Future Fund, ART, First Super

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... as head of portfolio intelligence, partnering across the organisation to strengthen investment decision-making and drive better outcomes for the fund. Kerner founded NZ Super's Data Analytics team in 2022, building a centre of excellence that uses ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... billion of savings and reprioritisations across seven budgets and mid-year updates. "The budget is now more than $233 billion better than when we came to office and debt is $176 billion lower this year compared to the 2022 PEFO," Chalmers said. "This ...

Government looks to better define roles of regulators

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... align the asks, and even align the definitions of what's being asked for. I feel that this is actually going to lead to better quality data, but also a red tape reduction in cost," he said. Mulino said the aim is to improve the quality of intelligence ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026

... their historical averages, with underperformance rates of 74% and 64%, respectively. Equity AREIT funds, however, performed better, with an underperformance rate of 40% - the lowest since 2013. Some 77% of the constituents in the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT outperformed. ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026

... government continues to delay introducing the second part of its financial advice reforms. Tranche two of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) legislation would allow life insurers to provide simple advice directly to their customers without ...

Clime offloads advice business, keeps 10% stake

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026

... Baragwanath said financial advice is where financial products become peace of mind and where investments become aspirations for a better future. "It is a deeply personal profession built on trust and responsibility, and in my view the business of advice ...

AMP investment chief reshapes her team

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026

... sophistication and innovation to the management and design of AMP Investments' portfolios, which we expect will result in even better outcomes for AMP Super members in the future." AMP Super closed out 2025 with double-digit returns for MySuper Lifestage ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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