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Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Home equity release solutions may address the "asset-rich but cash-poor" issue transpiring across older generations who cannot get access to financial advice, Homesafe Wealth says. According to Homesafe the shrinking adviser numbers are contributing ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... and be their advocates. "Sometimes it might only be their accountant, financial adviser or lawyer [they see] outside of the home. If there are red flags, you might be the ones that see them," Hacker told a workshop at the SMSF Association National Conference. ...

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
QIC has partnered with Wollemi Capital, a climate specialist investment firm, to invest $80 million in Australia's first commercially scaled food waste to energy plant in Queensland. The Kalfresh Bioenergy Facility will be led by Queensland vegetable ...

Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... $325,000. But it's the booming private equity sector that is dishing out the big bucks, with managing directors set to take home around $412,000 a year plus super. However, the most sought-after professionals are those working within risk and compliance. ...

Opposition leader unveils fresh shadow cabinet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Newly appointed Opposition leader Angus Taylor has unveiled his shadow cabinet, promoting Tim Wilson from the industrial relations portfolio to the position of shadow treasurer. Taylor became the leader of the Opposition after winning a Liberal Party ...

Macquarie sees 'substantially' higher profits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... profit contribution slightly up on the prior quarter, driven by volume growth in the loan portfolio and BFS deposits. The home loan portfolio grew 7% in the quarter to $172.2 billion. This was partially offset by lower margins due to competition and ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... Challenger will hold no more than 25% of the total Pepper Money shares. Established in 2000, Pepper Money provides residential home loans, as well as asset finance, commercial real estate and novated leases in Australia. In New Zealand it offers residential ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has announced it will up its stake in Last Mile Infrastructure by 50%, buying out Municipal and General (M&G) infrastructure private equity investment arm Infracapital. The deal will make MAM-managed funds the complete ...

WT Financial Group clear on 2026 strategy, rebrands retail advice arm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... one, rather than having to fund the cost of putting them through their professional year." WT Financial Group is currently home to five entities, including Vesta Wealth Partners; Millennium3 Financial Services; Wealth Today; Sentry Advice; and Synchron ...

Rodney Forrest handed prison sentence for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... ASIC's insider trading team launched an investigation, which led to a search warrant being executed on Forrest's home in November 2024 and charges being laid in August 2025. Forrest pleaded guilty to the offences and agreed to forfeit the total ...