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CFS to integrate estate planning services for members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced a new partnership with Safewill which will give almost one million CFS members access to an online Will creation service with legal review and digital estate planning services at no extra cost. CFS said the service ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
Treasury is welcoming industry feedback on the labelling of sustainable financial products, with a particular focus on retail offerings. The consultation will cover the scope of the labelling system, disclosures, thresholds for labelling, and certain ...

Virgin Money Super increases administration fees

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... see a member with $50,000 charged $388 in total fees per year. From April 1, Virgin Money Super's asset-based administration fee will increase from 0.394% p.a. to 0.424% p.a. For a member with a balance of $50,000, they will pay about $212 in administration ...

GQG reports increased FUM despite $5.5bn outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
GQG Partners has reported funds under management (FUM) for FY25 of $231.27 billion (US$163.9bn), a 7.1% increase. This comes despite outflows of $5.5 billion (US$3.9bn) for the period ending 31 December 2025. GQG chief executive Tim Carver said despite ...

Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... its retirement income product AGILE to 0.30% p.a. as well as the wait period to commence the lifetime income. The product fee has dropped from 0.80% p.a. while the wait time to commence the lifetime income has reduced from three years to one year. The ...

Macquarie sees 'substantially' higher profits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... investment-related income from asset realisations and the private credit portfolio. Profits were slightly offset by lower fee and commission income. The private credit portfolio was up 12% to $28.9 billion, including a $5.7 billion deployment in Q3. ...

Federated Hermes enters local wholesale market

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Marking its entry into the Australian wholesale investor market, Federated Hermes has launched a global trade finance fund. As a feeder fund, it invests in an AUD-denominated share class of the Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Master Fund ...

Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Debby Blakey is set to step down as chief executive of HESTA in the second half of this year. The HESTA board said she will leave an enduring legacy, having guided the fund beyond $100 billion during more than a decade of leadership. Blakey has been ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... dishonest conduct after he stole $110,000 from clients' Wealthtrac superannuation accounts under the guise of adviser fee forms that authorised the withdrawal. These withdrawals were not approved, signed or consented to by the clients; the signatures ...

Former AMP adviser banned over false documents

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
A Melbourne-based financial adviser is permanently banned from the industry after signing documents on clients' behalf without their knowledge. Patrick Nong was found to have engaged in conduct in misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to a financial ...