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Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
Future Group is acquiring the Towers Watson Superannuation licence as it looks to bring the trustee function in-house. Future Group entered an agreement with Willis Towers Watson in July 2025 to acquire the extended public offer licence and is currently ...

Fidelity promotes high-profile resources analyst

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Fidelity International has promoted renowned metals and mining analyst to the rank of portfolio manager Sam Heithersay has been named co-portfolio manager of the local equity funds - Fidelity Australian Equities Fund and Fidelity Funds - Australian ...

Evidentia hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Evidentia Private has hired a Melbourne-based senior asset consultant to look after financial advice firms in Victoria and Tasmania. Matthew Cho joins from Vanguard, where he was most recently head of its multi-asset solutions business in Australia. ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Padraig Brown has left Mercer after more than 14 years, ending his stint as New Zealand chief investment officer. He is joining NZX-listed Precinct Properties, the country's largest commercial property owner, worth about $3.4 billion. At NZX-listed ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received a record number of complaints in 2025, with 111,373 complaints filed in the 12 months to December 31 - up 14% from 2024. Since its establishment, AFCA has received more than 634,000 complaints. ...

CFS cuts ties with Otivo, launches own super advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has ceased its partnership with digital advice technology provider Otivo less than two years after joining forces, opting instead to launch an in-house offering called Super Advice. As of February 23, the Otivo digital advice ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
The unintended consequences of the passive investing boom are materialising into ownership concentration, short termism and the erosion of long-term value creation, MFS Investment Management warns. Carol Geremia, president and co-head of global distribution ...

A comfortable retirement now costs more than ever

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
The cost of 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 ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Home equity release solutions may address the "asset-rich but cash-poor" issue transpiring across older generations who cannot get access to financial advice, Homesafe Wealth says. According to Homesafe the shrinking adviser numbers are contributing ...

Mason Stevens appoints chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Mason Stevens has named Leanne Taylor as chief investment officer as it continues its push into the high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) segments. Mason Stevens said the appointment reinforces its commitment to delivering institutional-grade ...