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Advisers need more support: FAAA submission

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
In a pre-Budget submission, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has proposed five key recommendations to increase the number of advisers and cut through regulatory red tape, while supporting consumer protections. The FAAA urged the federal ...

RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% at its board first meeting in 2026. The RBA had either cut or kept the cash rate on hold for the past 17 consecutive meetings. In announcing the decision ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... Colosimo added that commodity prices have also been surging, something that is consistent with a stronger economy. "At one point, the price of gold was up more than 30% in the month, and it has more than doubled since this time last year. It did plunge ...

Global RE investment firm continues Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... "This development reaffirms Heitman's long-term commitment to the Australian market, and we anticipate it becoming a focal point for the growing student community in Perth's CBD." The planned development will deliver 1146 beds across more than 37,000 ...

Investors to increase private market allocations: Hamilton Lane

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... boosts interest in private markets. Hamilton Lane head of global client solutions James Martin said: "The survey results point to the increasingly important role private markets play within wealth management portfolios, due to the portfolio optimisation ...

Global X rides silver's highs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... quadrupled from 3% to above 15% in a single year. "The lack of silver exposures on the Australian market has been a pain point for local investors looking to capitalise on the meteoric rise of the metal. Global X already offers the only physical silver ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is concerned the proposal to ban life insurers' use of genetic testing results will have an adverse impact on the cost of life insurance and premiums for all Australians. In a submission, the association ...

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... complaints more quickly and consistently," Singh said. The complaint for FSGA refers to inappropriate advice provided by 5 Point Financial Planning, formerly associated with FSGA. Recently AFCA released its lead decision on MWL Financial Services, under ...

Rodney Forrest handed prison sentence for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... that information, and an even more profound breach of trust to use it for the purpose of illegal share trading. "The whole point of the insider trading prohibition is... to maintain the integrity of the market by creating and maintaining a level information ...

New vertical integration model to sprout in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... like AMP, Insignia, CFS and Macquarie, are trying to catch up and seem to be catching up quite quickly from a functionality point of view. But just like any industry, scale is the hard to catch up on really quickly when you've got cheap providers ...