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'Gross breach of trust': Former adviser sentenced to six years imprisonment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
Former financial adviser from Western Australia, Anthony Paul Torre, has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment. Torre's sentencing was backdated to 29 January 2025 in a verdict handed down by the District Court of Western Australia. Torre ...

Geoeconomic conflicts, extreme weather threaten global stability: WEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Geoeconomic confrontation is the "most severe risk" that will herald a new phase of volatility over the next two years, while climate change will be the biggest threat over the long term, a report from the World Economic Forum finds. Released ahead ...

First batch of specialist advisers graduate SMSFA program

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... Responding to the need for a more guided learning pathway, the SMSF Association recently introduced a cohort-based model featuring six 12-week intakes per year, to keep the course in line with educational frameworks of rigour and relevance, it said. ...

Cordis AM winds up only fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... benchmark. According to Cordis, since inception the fund delivered 2.42% p.a. against the benchmark return of 6.77% p.a. On a six-month basis, the fund was down -16.39% p.a. against the benchmark. Cordis managed a single investment portfolio that aimed ...

Betashares launches retirement income SMAs on CFS Edge

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... to generate yield. The launch complements Betashares' Dynamic Managed Accounts suite, Betashares said, which includes six risk profiles spanning from conservative to all growth. The announcement also comes as managed accounts adoption continues to ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... managers. The restructure affects the Mercer International Shares Fund and Advance International Shares Fund. The former had six fund managers while the latter had four. The restructure meant only three fund managers are now overseeing the two strategies. ...

ASX listings, trade volumes improve in December

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... December end, the total number of companies listed on the ASX stands at 2052, 3% lower than December 2024 (2116). It comes six months after the ASX introduced a two-year pilot program to shrink the initial public offering (IPO) timetable for eligible ...

Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... providers, meaning that super funds paid nearly 70% of the total amount to external managers. Looking at super funds with more than six members and according to asset size, nearly $1.5 trillion of retirement savings are in the hands of external fund ...

Super education leads to engagement, higher balances: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
A new survey shows that young Australians who are educated about superannuation are up to six times more likely to be engaged and take actions that improve their retirement savings. The survey of more than 1500 people compiled by the Super Members Council ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... improved, progress on inflation has stalled," Clarke said. "We expect GDP growth to pick up a little further over the next six months, from 2.1%/yr in Q3 25 to peak at 2.4%/yr in Q1 26 before settling down to 2.2% by end 2026. With growth above capacity ...