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U Ethical chief executive departs, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... grateful for everything he has contributed." Jollie brings more than three decades of experience across global and Australian funds management, including 14 years as chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management Australia. More recently, he held senior ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... development - and enhance our defence industry capabilities. Commenting, SMC chief executive Misha Schubert explained how super funds can tap into these investment opportunities. "For millions of everyday Australians with super, a comprehensive free ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... applications in First Guardian, telling investors that it needed "to allow for a restructure of the master fund and its underlying funds." Fast forward to February 2025, Falcon Capital said the suspension remained as lifting it was "contingent upon the ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... Investment Management has cut ties with Polen Capital, with the latter's responsible entity opting to terminate its funds after five years of underperformance. Polen Capital first entered the local wholesale market in 2021 through a partnership with ...

Wealth levels triple for middle Australia: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... super helped working Australians build wealth, the report found. From 1996 to 2025, net returns on super in profit-to-member funds were two times higher than wage growth, helping to reduce cost-of-living pressures for retirees. The report found super ...

APRA kicks off Retirement Reporting Framework consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
APRA has launched a consultation on how it can effectively collect and report data from superannuation funds as part of its work under the Retirement Income Covenant. The prudential regulator has released details of how it can work with the industry ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
A new Mercer report predicts platform funds, with a median $250,000 balance, and mega funds, with over $100 billion in assets, will dominate the superannuation landscape and overtake the 'retail versus industry fund' debate. The 2026 Mercer Shaping ...

Managed accounts increase confidence amid volatility: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... This has led to advisers directing 61% of new client flows into managed accounts, up from 48% in 2025. Managed accounts funds under management now sit at a record $256 billion, with the industry expected to grow to $400 billion by the end of 2027. Almost ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... business for remaining advisers, despite their not being involved whatsoever with the failures of the Shield and First Guardian funds has had a large bearing on Sequoia's divestment decision." Sequoia has already slashed $4.7 million in intangible ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... questioned Super Members Council's (SMC) recent research which found a spike in younger members switching out of industry funds into self managed super funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the contrary shows Australians choosing to switch ...