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OneVue adviser exits dents Praemium's FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Praemium has lost $827 million in gross outflows mostly related to financial advisers from OneVue exiting after it finalised the acquisition of the platform last December. The group reported a total of $70.5 billion in funds under administration (FUA) ...

SMSFs need to stay ahead of the regulatory curve: Nowinfinity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... Anderson said it is crucial for financial advisers and auditors to prepare ahead of the deadline. Financial advisers will need real-time, accurate data to remain compliant when providing advice, as those using annual data are already falling behind ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Often on the frontlines of dealing with an ageing client base, financial advisers have the obligation to identify, safeguard and respond to elder and financial abuse. This is according to Pitcher Partners client director of estate planning Anna Hacker ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Multifactor productivity (MFP), the measure of how well labour and capital inputs are combined to produce outputs, declined over the 12 months to June 2025. MFP decreased by 0.5% over 2024-25, below the 20-year average of 0.4% growth per year and well ...

DigiCo REIT sees revenue lift

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
HMC Capital's real estate investment trust, the DigiCo REIT, reported underlying revenue up 12% to $108 million in the first half. Underlying EBITDA rose 15% to $57 million, with $658 million of available liquidity across cash and undrawn debt lines ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has vented its frustration over ASIC's recommendations for financial advisers around self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), claiming some suggestions were not "done well at all." In INFO SHEET ...

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... co-chief executive Tim Bishop said the project is shovel-ready climate infrastructure. "We're backing this because it's real, reliable and replicable - a model where agriculture and clean energy work together, underpinned by economics that stand ...

Looming Div 296 tax prompts urgent tax, retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... can possibly be for the member. "That three-year process makes sense to me when you're looking to wind down super. The real challenge we've got now is, what [actually happens in year two]? What are the low accrued gains? "We've got two sums ...

MA Financial expands hospitality portfolio in NZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... growing businesses in New Zealand. "When we launched the MA NZ Growth Fund in 2025, we committed to investing in and growing real businesses here in New Zealand," Swasbrook said. "Our investment in the iconic Republic Hospitality portfolio reflects that ...

Challenger results a 'headline miss'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... the platform's continuity. "We built iff as a trusted advice engine grounded in how advice is delivered in practice and the real constraints firms face - operationally, regulatorily, and commercially. This partnership supports our ability to keep investing ...