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Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
To ensure clients end up with a comfortable retirement, financial advisers prioritise providing a solid plan and boosting their superannuation literacy, a survey shows. Polling the audience at the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Financial advisers can bridge the gap in aged care advice, according to an expert, who says that too many elderly people are suffering from the confusion and misinformation surrounding the new aged care reforms. Louise Biti, director of Aged Care Steps ...

UniSuper 'missed out' on gold rally, but for good reason: Pearce

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... on currency movements. So yes, it is true that we missed out on directly participating in the gold rally." Pearce noted the big buyers of gold have been global central banks, especially China, as they get out of the US bond market. "As a matter of fact ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... interact, both linear and with optionality. "That combination of structure, optionality, portfolio management and execution is a big part of the appeal for me." Sommers spent four years with HESTA managing the strategic asset allocation and risk budgeting ...

Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... manager can expect an average salary of around $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 ...

HUB24 posts record HY inflows, advisers on platform jump by 8%

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
HUB24 has reported a profit of $59.7 million in the first half of the financial year, up 80% from the previous year, and more than $10 billion in net inflows. It will pay a fully franked interim dividend of 36 cents per share for the period, doubling ...

Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... total $4.5 trillion superannuation pool. In the early 2000s, Heffron Consulting managing director Meg Heffron pointed out the "big surge" of financial advisers jumping on the SMSF bandwagon, seeing it as "a great strategic vehicle." "Now, I think the ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... to warn consumers that they exercise caution. Among the known entities to be involved in lead generation or referrals are Big Dog Marketing, Check My Super, Lead Wise, and Superannuation Specialists Australia. The list of advice licensees or corporate ...

NSW government to turn deficit into surplus of over $1bn in FY28: TCorp

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
The NSW government's strategy of fiscal repair will see the state's forecast return to surplus in FY28, rising to $1.3 billion, TCorp's half-yearly budget review finds. The updated data revealed that the forecasted deficit for the current financial ...

Commonwealth Super Corp to consolidate legacy IT systems

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) is undergoing its biggest technology transformation in about a decade, with the fund focused on automation and improved system integration. CSC will consolidate its legacy systems to improve member experience ...