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AMP to relaunch SMSF property lending solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... trustee structure and minimum net assets of $300,000, and will offer a maximum loan-to-value-ratio of 80%. SuperEdge is currently in a pilot testing phase, with broader market availability targeted for Q1 2026. Commenting, AMP Bank group executive Sean ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... portfolios. Investment returns were assessed against the Paris Climate Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals. Birgden currently serves as deputy chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change and previously chaired Mercer's FutureMakers Working ...

Netwealth's APRA-mandated governance overhaul underway

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... stakeholders on its resolution approach. APRA highlighted the need for an independent expert review of all of high-risk options currently on Netwealth's investment menu, as well as reviewing all investment options against its uplifted investment ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... fund, SISA. In an interview with Bloomberg, SISA Pension's chief executive Søren Schock Petersen said the fund is currently considering dumping all US investments, including public equities. Swedish pension giant Alecta has also been gradually selling ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... and expand its spaceport in Bowen, North Queensland, the first and only licensed spaceport in Australia. The company currently employs more than 220 people, and the funding will support the growth of employment across aerospace engineering, manufacturing ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... one of EQT's two superannuation trustee entities. The other is Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETSL), which is currently facing legal action from ASIC, accused of not doing enough to prevent superannuation members losing millions of dollars from ...

Aware Super bets big on data centre boom

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... access to global hyperscale data centres, the company indirectly owns Vantage Data Centers APAC (Vantage APAC) which currently holds more than 10 large data facilities across Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong. This deal is the latest collaboration ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... authorisation since the beginning of December, including 16 this month. The total number of advisers on the register is currently 15,151. SMSF Advisers Network recorded the largest outflow (-59), dropping to 90. It is followed by Interprac Financial ...

'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... effectively abolish the Class 2 voluntary National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for expats. The Class 2 NIC rate is currently GBP3.45 per week. Class 3 contributions provide GBP17.75 per week. In a few months, Class 2 voluntary NICs will no longer ...

ART appoints two new directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... join ART's board, bringing nearly 30 years' experience in financial services across Australia, Asia, and the US. She currently serves on the boards of the Fred Hollows Foundation, Hume Bank, Australian Diabetes Educators Association, and.au Domain Administration ...