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Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... being switched out of the regulated super system and into more expensive and potentially riskier super products. "The new data should sound alarm bells about drivers of large-scale, higher-risk super switching where it makes Australians poorer. It highlights ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... investments that platforms have made in innovation, but expectations have risen even faster," Cappe said. The report gathered data of platform providers between September and December 2025, as well as user functionalities as of 31 December 2025.

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... portfolio construction, advising institutional investors on strategic asset allocation. She began her career as a graduate data analyst in the e-commerce sector before moving to First Super as an analytics and investment operations officer.

Monetary policy decisions now 'more difficult': Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Following an interest rate hike at the start of the month and higher than hoped inflation data this week, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock said the central bank is doing its best. Speaking at an event in Melbourne last night ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... year. The authority secured $643 million for complainants, which was a 120% increase from the previous calendar year. "This data highlights the sustained demand for our service, and with a new Banking Code now in force, and major reforms underway across ...

Iress sticks to simplification plan, will consider "bona fide" takeover bids

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Iress is firmly focused on simplifying its software portfolio, centering it around wealth and trading and market data, while saying it will consider any bona fide takeover proposals consistent with its fiduciary duties. It has reported a profit of $79.3 ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... up 3.1%, and recreation and culture, which rose 3.7%. VanEck senior portfolio manager Cameron McCormack said following the data, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is more likely to pause and assess how economic conditions evolve over coming months. ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... 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, including failures ...

Chalmers releases retirement phase reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... law, prudential standards or fiduciary duties, the paper said. Meanwhile, the Retirement Reporting Framework will collect data on industry progress in the retirement phase of superannuation and drive uplift to member outcomes by creating greater transparency ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... resilient global economy, strong domestic financial conditions, stronger-than-expected real household incomes and a jump in data centre investments. Australia has recently seen a rise in data centres as global companies expand infrastructure to meet ...