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Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... Treasury is proposing a barrage of reforms that will curb dubious lead generator and superannuation switching activities and make platforms more accountable for the products they offer members. The Enhancing member protections in the superannuation system ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... framework as a connected sub-sector. The other option is to exclude SMSFs from CSLR eligibility entirely but still be able to make a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). For the next steps, Mulino said: "I will convene ...

Viridian targets double-digit growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... happening, is actually enabling our advisers more effectively from a tech perspective, or simplifying processes to try to make the client experience not as complex as what it is today." He said it's also important for the advice industry to shift ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... to demands for more capital," Dimon said. He warned asset management firms to abide by their fiduciary responsibility to make sure the loans are suitable for that specific fund. "Those who do not do this properly are likely to get into trouble," he said. ...

Canadian pension fund backs NEXTDC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... managing director Craig Scroggie said the commitment will help it to deliver its contracted forward order book across FY29 and make further investments across new projects. "We are delighted with this binding commitment from La Caisse, a long-term investor ...

Global recession a 'real possibility': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... he said. "There's plenty of room for even more adverse scenarios to play out. It does take time for oil shortages to make their way through the system." Colosimo noted the disruption in oil supply is more than just price increases. It is about quantity ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... this, because there would always be someone else, somewhere else, who would sell us what we needed cheaper than we could make it ourselves." He said this put Australia in a position of vulnerability and "will not take us out of it." "We were investing ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... feel discouraged from undertaking genetic testing out of fear it may have an impact on their ability to get insurance or make that insurance unaffordable. "The ban will not prevent individuals from volunteering genetic test results with written consent ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... on the cusp of the largest intergenerational wealth transfer we've ever seen," Megginson said. "The decisions families make now will shape financial outcomes for decades." Not only is there a significant amount of money changing hands, but family ...

Fiducian to pay $7.3m greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... Solaris Investment Management. ASIC said in a statement: "While Fiducian Investment Management Services Limited has agreed to make admissions in relation to contraventions of the Corporations Act and the ASIC Act, a Statement of Agreed Facts and Admissions ...