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Aware Super launches digital advice tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... Steven Travis said results from the pilot was evidence the tool proved helpful in effective retirement planning. "This is a major breakthrough in retirement planning. Retirement Manager is giving members the control and confidence to draw a greater income ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... 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 general and life insurance, this is a pivotal moment for the financial services sector to lift standards ...

Channel Capital launches credit fund for wholesale investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... SICAV, managed by Wellington Management. Channel Capital said with moderating interest rates, tighter credit spreads across major markets, and a rising need for diversified sources of yield, the fund aims to provide investors with an actively managed ...

A comfortable retirement now costs more than ever

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... means even though the Age Pension is indexed, a greater burden is placed on retirees' personal super savings." The other major factor, ASFA noted, has been the recent increase in deeming rates, the assumed rates of return applied to financial assets ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... Blue Owl has liquidated US$1.4 billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption includes US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
US President Donald Trump has raised the blanket universal tariff on US imports from 10% to 15% after the US Supreme Court struck down his Liberation Day policies, deeming them unlawful. The response by the President came within a day of him announcing ...

Quinbrook expands Australian focus with two new executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... manage high-quality infrastructure investments that deliver long-term value for our investors," Restall said. "As we progress major projects across Australia, the UK and North America, continued investment in our team supports these ambitions."

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... to aged care providers to government service workers, are grappling with. On 1 November 2025, the government implemented major aged care reforms under the Aged Care Bill 2024, touted as the biggest overhaul in a decade that brought in new laws and funding ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... loans across 33 industries. "With no single borrower representing more than 2.8% of the portfolio, that granularity is a major contributor to the fund's consistency and resilience," he says. This helps the fund weather any potential political storm ...

Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
The new Robert Walters Salary Guide has revealed the highest paid and most sought-after professionals in the financial services industry. In funds and wealth management, the average salary in 2026 for a head of distribution based in New South Wales ...