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AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received a record number of complaints in 2025, with 111,373 complaints filed in the 12 months to December 31 - up 14% from 2024. Since its establishment, AFCA has received more than 634,000 complaints. ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
The unintended consequences of the passive investing boom are materialising into ownership concentration, short termism and the erosion of long-term value creation, MFS Investment Management warns. Carol Geremia, president and co-head of global distribution ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
In the six months from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025, the corporate watchdog received 9686 reports of misconduct (ROMs), raising 13,036 issues, new data from ASIC shows. ASIC said the increase in ROMs was driven largely by corporate governance concerns ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) claims changes the super fund made to its Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option last year have resulted in members being misled. The Environmental Defenders Office has made a formal complaint to ASIC ...

SMSFA recognises outstanding members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) honoured some of its leading members at its 2026 SMSF National Conference, celebrating excellence and contributions to the SMSF sector. The 2026 Chief Executive Award was presented to David Saul, while Bryce Figot received ...

DigiCo REIT sees revenue lift

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
HMC Capital's real estate investment trust, the DigiCo REIT, reported underlying revenue up 12% to $108 million in the first half. Underlying EBITDA rose 15% to $57 million, with $658 million of available liquidity across cash and undrawn debt lines ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
Fronting the Senate, Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Australian Navy veteran Peter Williamson called on the government to make him whole after it came to light his military pension may have been unfairly reduced. Williamson retired ...

Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
The new Robert Walters Salary Guide has revealed the highest paid and most sought-after professionals in the financial services industry. In funds and wealth management, the average salary in 2026 for a head of distribution based in New South Wales ...

HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
HESTA has called on the government to modernise the super system, to better cater to members in the retirement phase. In its 2026-27 pre-budget submission, HESTA called for funds to be given the ability to actively prompt members to transition to appropriate ...

Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
JBWere has lost a high-profile leader from its executive team, with Andrew Bird resigning after almost a decade with the firm. Over the past ten years, he led JBWere, National Australia Bank's wealth management arm, overseeing teams serving high-net-worth ...