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A comfortable retirement now costs more than ever

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... comfortable retirement for homeowners at age 67 has reached a record high, according to ASFA's latest quarterly Retirement Standard. A comfortable retirement super balance is now $630,000 for singles, up from $595,000. Couples would need a super ...

Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... and proper assessment of Earl Setches, consistent with our fiduciary obligations," a Cbus spokesperson told Financial Standard. This comes after a review was opened into Cbus Super board member Lucy Weber, who then resigned from the board on Thursday ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... have very detrimental outcomes to a client's investment returns and overall portfolio outcomes," she said. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference.

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... awareness of the rules. We need to start talking about it and raising it proactively with clients," she said. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference.

SMSFA recognises outstanding members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) honoured some of its leading members at its 2026 SMSF National Conference, celebrating excellence and contributions to the SMSF sector. The 2026 Chief Executive Award was presented to David Saul, while Bryce Figot received ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Multifactor productivity (MFP), the measure of how well labour and capital inputs are combined to produce outputs, declined over the 12 months to June 2025. MFP decreased by 0.5% over 2024-25, below the 20-year average of 0.4% growth per year and well ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... community-wide, this is something we need to be a little more alive to compared to what we have been in the past." Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference.

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... despite the well-intended, should the education reforms proceed, Waller said the reform could consequently lower the standard for advisers, claiming that the government may have "brought the pendulum too far back the other way." "My concern with that ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... attractive for licencing that all parts of the product manufacturing and distribution value chain," she said. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference.

Looming Div 296 tax prompts urgent tax, retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... low Division 296 tax or the other way around. Which one will I pick? [Sometimes] you have to make a choice." Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference.