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FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has questioned Super Members Council's (SMC) recent research which found a spike in younger members switching out of industry funds into self managed super funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the ...

Camilla Love heads to RBC BlueBay

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
RBC BlueBay Asset Management is turning to Alpencrest Capital co-founder Camilla Love as it seeks to re-establish its local presence. Love will be appointed country head of the business which represents RBC Global Asset Management outside North America ...

Sequoia advances InterPrac takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Sequoia Financial Group said it is in "advanced discussions" with an unnamed buyer interested in taking over InterPrac Financial Planning. Updating shareholders on the future of InterPrac, Sequoia said "discussions remain incomplete and there can be ...

ASIC considers changes to net asset requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
ASIC is seeking feedback on options for increasing the net tangible assets (NTA) requirement for responsible entities of registered managed investment schemes. In addition, ASIC is looking at increasing the NTA requirements that apply to other fund ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
More Australians are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for insurance advice, underscoring the need for the government to deliver on its advice reforms, the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said. Research by CALI found three in five Australians ...

Clime offloads advice business, keeps 10% stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
Clime Investment Management is offloading its financial advice unit for $6.5 million to an unnamed group but will retain a 10% interest in the newly combined business. Clime Advice, which has $2 billion in funds under advice (FUA), will continue to ...

AMP investment chief reshapes her team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
AMP investment chief Anna Shelley has handed out a string of promotions on the back of a solid year for its superannuation business. Stuart Eliot, Duy To, Steve Flegg and Jeronimo Harrison have all been promoted as part of the investment team refresh. ...

Dexus strengthens infrastructure push with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Dexus has bolstered its real assets platform with a new senior investment hire. The group has appointed Sally Box to the newly created role of head of growth market funds, with day-to-day responsibility for the Dexus Community Infrastructure Fund. As ...

Tahlia Rozis heads to Generation Life

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Tahlia Rozis, who joined Federation Asset Management in November as distribution manager, has left the firm after three months to take up a new role at Generation Life. Generation Life has appointed Rozis as distribution manager. She joins Brendon Rodda's ...

SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) outperform APRA-regulated funds by about 1.1% on average, according to new analysis. Insights from Adelaide University show that in the five years to 30 June 2024, SMSFs' returns averaged 1.1% higher than APRA-regulated ...