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Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... needing to sell their home. "However, current low uptake indicates many don't know about the product or understand how it may help them meet their financial goals." Now the goal is to raise better awareness of such products among more Australians. "Households ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... investment from local and regional players to expand on these opportunities, and ASIC endeavours to clear any barriers that may persist. "But we can't do it alone," Longo said. "We need fresh thinking. We need smart risk-taking... We can only achieve ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... that legalsuper and REI Super are two of a small handful of funds which remain deeply aligned to a single industry. The trend may indicate that the industry-specific engagement that these specialist funds offer is allowing them to hold ground where their ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... and family violence from receiving the super death benefits of their victims. Under current law, a superannuation trustee may be required to pay a death benefit to a person who perpetrated family and domestic violence against the deceased. As super death ...

Advice remains profitable for those who prepare: Centurion Market Makers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... performance clauses should focus on revenue, recurring revenue, and client retention, the guide states. It noted larger practices may be valued on earnings but offers are often structured as recurring revenue multiples for practicality. Based on what ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... 2025 calendar year, the Australian economy grew by 2%, doubling its 2024 growth rate," Smith said. "While stronger growth may seem like positive news, it will be a concern for the Reserve Bank (RBA). The RBA is already of the view that the economy is ...

AFCA membership extended for Shield, First Guardian-linked firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... by the collapse of Shield and First Guardian but only about 2100 complaints have been lodged with AFCA to date. "While AFCA may consider further membership decisions in the future, AFCA will, for now, not expel these firms. Any future changes to membership ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard 2026 Economic Outlook webinar that we're likely going to face more frequent and severe disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... design, development and roll-out to TAL customers, noting that the timely support with consistent and structured information may improve claimants' recovery experience. TAL chief claims officer Georgina Croft said the platform emphasises the life insurer's ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... explicit consent to use medical information, customers were exposed to the risk of their information being handled in ways they may not have agreed to, she said. "Collecting medical information without valid consent is a serious failure of a fundamental ...