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Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The UK has passed legislation requiring pension schemes to prove they're delivering value for money or face consolidation and enables automatic merging of multiple pension pots. The Pension Schemes Bill was passed into law on Wednesday, which will kickstart ...

APRA warns super trustees over AI adoption

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has called on superannuation trustees, insurers and to significantly lift their approach to managing artificial intelligence (AI) risks, warning current practices are not keeping pace with rapid ...

Insignia Financial delists from ASX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... cash per share, valuing the company at $3.3 billion. Insignia chair Allan Griffiths said he was pleased with the strong level of shareholder support for the Scheme of Arrangement. "The board's focus throughout this process has been to ensure shareholders ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.6% in the 12 months to March 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "March CPI inflation of 4.6% is up from the 3.7% annual inflation to February. Annual CPI inflation is the highest it's ...

Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... revolves around how deliberately advisers are utilising the approach. "What we see in the data is encouraging at a surface level, advisers are getting most of the big decisions right," White said. "But when we look deeper, there are some quiet portfolio ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... Donald Trump announced his initial tariff plan than it has during this most recent episode. "We see nowhere near the same level of fear, and in fact as we speak today, that fear has all but dissipated," Pearce said. Additionally, Pearce said while oil ...

Government aims to 're-make' NDIS, redirect funding to aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... no longer be available, stating those funds will be diverted back into aged care, while returning the rebate on the same level paid by everyone. Dementia Australia welcomed the announcement. "We know that people living with dementia are disproportionally ...

Treasury's proposal adds flexibility for new advisers: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... existing approved programs remain valid and that any additional investment required by these changes is kept to a minimal level for HEPs who are already supporting financial advice education." However, the FAAA has also made several recommendations ...

ASIC to refresh financial market infrastructure guides

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... updating the guidance to require licensees to notify ASIC when a person acquires, or ceases to hold, more than a specified level of voting power in a licensee or its holding company. The notification threshold increases from 15% to 20% to reflect the ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
Challenger saw $11.7 billion leave its funds management business in the third quarter, of which $3.4 billion came from negative market movements driven by the Middle East conflict. The lion's share of $8 billion were net outflows while the balance of ...