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SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... "people are moving into the SMSF space because they want control, and they need to be able to understand what's going on to make informed decisions." She also stressed that an individual may be well educated in a "completely different field" to finance ...

Betashares hires marketing chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... oversee brand, marketing, communications and educational initiatives at Betashares, focusing on helping investors and advisers make informed financial decisions. The appointment comes as Betashares continues to expand beyond its ETF roots. Last year ...

Harry Mitchell joins Investment Trends

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... to working with the team to further evolve over 20 years of data and experience, giving clients the insights they need to make strategic and tactical decisions." Mitchell's career spans financial services and wealth technology. He has variously served ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... returns for all New Zealanders over the long run," Goodwin said. "As a member of the investment leadership team, Qing will make an important contribution to the future strategic direction of the investment group and to the performance of the fund." Meanwhile ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Australian Navy veteran Peter Williamson called on the government to make him whole after it came to light his military pension may have been unfairly reduced. Williamson retired from the Navy in ...

Looming Div 296 tax prompts urgent tax, retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... might lead to high fund tax, but low Division 296 tax or the other way around. Which one will I pick? [Sometimes] you have to make a choice." Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference.

Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... highest count to date - according to Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data. With more than $1.1 trillion in assets, SMSFs make up nearly one quarter of the total $4.5 trillion superannuation pool. In the early 2000s, Heffron Consulting managing director ...

Netwealth reports HY loss after $100m payment to First Guardian victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... an enabler that helps simplify workflows and ultimately will create further capacity," he said. "Over time, AI will help make financial advice more accessible and more personalised, supporting advisers as they work with a wider range of Australians." ...

Praemium ramps up digitisation, cuts headcount by 28%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... incentives, to reduce on a run rate basis by around $9 million from before the acquisition. The savings Praemium expects to make in the 2026 financial year will be offset by redundancy costs of about $3.3 million.

HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... voluntarily to a tax-free retirement account at preservation age. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said this simple change could make a profound difference to Australians' retirement outcomes by simply moving their super to a tax-free retirement ...