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Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
Total household wealth rose by 2.5%, or $453.7 billion, in the December quarter 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The main reason for the rise was driven by increased property values the value of residential land and dwellings ...

Non-partisan superannuation 'friendship' group formed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) attended the launch of Parliamentary Friends of Superannuation at Parliament House. The "friendship" group brings together members of parliament and senators from across the political spectrum in their shared stewardship ...

New deputy chair for FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed a new deputy chair as Alexis George steps down from the post. Challenger chief executive and managing director Nick Hamilton will replace George, who was in the role for one year. George's departure ...

GESB chief bows out after 10 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Western Australia's largest public sector super fund is searching for a new chief executive following the departure of its long-serving leader. Ben Palmer, a former investment manager with GESB, will be replaced by investment chief Paul Taylor on ...

Clancy reshapes Rest Super investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... manager. As part of these changes, Andrew Thomas and Lydia Vitalis will be leaving Rest, both of whom have worked at the super fund for five years. Thomas led the development of Rest's internal asset allocation capability, investment strategy, and ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... growing pull toward Abu Dhabi, following former investment chief Ben Samild's move to the Emirates. Meanwhile, Aware Super has promoted senior portfolio manager Alex Satchcroft to head of private equity, overseeing an $11 billion portfolio. He will ...

Equip Super appoints acting chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The $40 billion super fund will farewell Scott Cameron shortly, naming an interim replacement while the search for a successor continues. At the same time, the fund has welcomed a chief legal officer. With Cameron finishing up at the end of March, Equip ...

Adviser reprimanded over clients' loss of cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) issued a reprimand to a financial adviser who recommended a client roll their super over to another product, costing them their insurance coverage. The financial adviser was reprimanded this month, after they ...

Yarra hunts for superior returns outside ASX giants

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The 280 companies on the ASX 300 beyond the top 20 blue chip names can offer investors superior risk-adjusted returns, Yarra Capital Management chair and head of Australian equities Dion Hershan said. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big ...

Law blocking abusers from hiding assets in super enters parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
The government has tabled the Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026 in the House of Representatives today which seeks to prevent convicted child sexual abusers from hiding their assets in superannuation to avoid paying compensation to ...