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TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... circumstances from a report last year. Despite the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is now developing an industry action plan to address the exacerbating issue, DHCRC chief executive Annette Schmeide said the wait to better support people during ...

MLC completes full Retirement Boost rollout for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
MLC Expand has rolled out the retirement phase of its Retirement Boost offering announced last year. It had soft launched the product's saving phase in August in partnership with TAL and Challenger. Advisers can now recommend MLC Retirement Boost ...

ASX outlines upcoming plans to 'rebuild confidence'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
The ASX submitted its Commitment Plan in response to the ASIC Inquiry Panel's Interim Report, outlining what it will focus on to transform and rebuild confidence to support its reset as Australia's critical market infrastructure. The submission is in ...

AFCA reveals outcome of final lead decision

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has issued the lead decision against both United Global Capital (UGC) and Next Generation Advice, finding faults by both financial firms. The complainant of the lead decision, which AFCA explained ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... incremental 10% interest in Barrenjoey from Barclays for $148.9 million, funded via a non-underwritten placement and share purchase plan at $8.45 per Magellan share. Once finalised, Barclays' shareholding comes to 4.9% of the share capital of Magellan. ...

Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... Superannuation Trust and Nissan Retirement Fund and Heidelberg Australia Superannuation Fund, while the Oracle Superannuation Plan and Incitec Pivot Employees Superannuation Fund were transferred to Australian Retirement Trust. The Linfox Staff Superannuation ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
New research from Super Members Council (SMC) has revealed an "alarming spike" in the number of Australians with very small super balances and no pre-existing advice relationship taking part in super switching. The SMC research said these small-balance ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
A new report revealed an uplift in adviser expectations across functionality, service and security from their platform providers. The Investment Trends' 2025 Platform Competitive Analysis and Benchmarking Report reflected a more demanding assessment ...

WT Financial Group focuses on B2B strategy as profits grow

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
WT Financial Group (WTL), the ASX-listed financial advice group, saw its net revenue increase 17.8% to $15.4 million in the first half of FY26, as it continues to grow its Hubco and Investco strategy. Gross revenue and other income were $119.6 million ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
US President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address this week to announce a new retirement plan open to US workers. Trump said that since he took office the typical 401(k) balance has grown by "at least US$30,000". "That's a lot of money. ...