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Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The high-net-worth (HNW) population's vast pool of wealth estimated to be worth a whopping $4.4 trillion, yet only one quarter employ the services of a financial adviser, new research finds, but Labor's proposed tax reforms could change this. ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... picks managers that can move through different market cycles. She says in a downturn distressed and junior debt can offer high rewards but could risk getting locked in on economic recovery, making it important to look at how they are managing a normal ...

Aware Super dashboard not flashing red just yet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Aware Super chief investment officer Simon Warner said the $200 billion super fund will only reposition its portfolio if it sees a higher probability of some of the worst-case scenarios playing out in the Middle East conflict. Speaking at the Bloomberg ...

Aware Super names head of stewardship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
Aware Super has appointed a new head of stewardship within its Aware Responsible Investment team. As head of stewardship at Aware, Chris Newton will be leading a team of analysts focusing on building financial value and sustainable outcomes for the ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... two years into a five-year program aimed at increasing local investment across property, agriculture, infrastructure and high-growth businesses. Speaking at the Queensland Futures Institute Finance Summit, chief executive Kate Farrar said the fund had ...

Macquarie shareholders question its climate change commitment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... "glidepath" to energy transition is the only long-term solution to manage "availability, affordability, and emissions reduction". "High energy costs, and the accompanying impact on the cost of living, have seen a shift in public policy priorities and ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
The insurer found that market volatility, and inadequate savings are no longer the greatest threats to retirement outcomes, rather, it comes down to hesitancy to make the decisions retirement requires. Allianz Retire+'s The two-chapter retirement report ...

APRA sharpens oversight, flags tech and geopolitical risks

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
APRA has intensified its supervision of superannuation trustees, insurers and banks as geopolitical instability, rapid artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and growing complexity in global markets reshape the financial risk environment. In its latest ...

HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
HUB24 has launched a lifetime super solution with life insurer TAL, available through HUB24 Super. The new offering meets the requirements of an Innovative Retirement Income Stream (IRIS) and provides access to concessional Centrelink treatment when ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... taking shape. "It's emerging markets companies selling things, innovating, generating value and running businesses with high barriers to entry. That's much more exciting to me. So, the fact that technology is a big part of emerging markets now ...