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Australian Unity cops fine for TMD, DDO failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... Federal Court. Hundreds of retail investors were led to believe they were able to invest in the fund even though the product may not have been suitable for them under three Target Market Determinations (TMDs). Australian Unity, as the responsible entity ...

Trump taps Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... serve as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), as current chair Jerome Powell's term is set to come to an end in May. The nomination comes at a time of contention between the President and Powell. Last month the US Department of Justice served ...

Transfer balance cap to rise to $2.1m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... from 3.4% the previous month. As a result, the general TBC will rise from $2 million to $2.1 million on July 1. "Australians may benefit from the TBC increase if they haven't started a retirement phase pension or have only used up some of their personal ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... "routine or mechanical". However, a 2025 review by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) indicated that up to 800 SMSF auditors may still be performing in-house audits, ASIC said. Meanwhile, John Couroyannis and Dawid Maj had additional conditions imposed ...

Chalmers to focus on productivity, economic repair in 2026 Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... increase productivity in Australia with his sights set on increasing private investment to help boost the economy. He said the May Budget will also focus on rolling out more cost-of-living relief for Australians doing it tough. "Obviously, when we put ...

Post-holiday blues drives retirement tool engagement

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... retirement... For Australians that check their super only during market events, it raises the risk of making snap decisions that may lock in losses and miss out on eventual market recoveries," Blakey said.

Inflation 'uncomfortably high' as it rises to 3.8%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... Chesler added that while the market was pricing in two rate hikes this year, the mentality was that the first hike would come in May, though he concedes this has now changed. "The market has been predicting two rate hikes this year with the first in ...

Brighter Super names chief investment officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... in April. Webb also served as head of international for Aware Super, opening its UK office in 2023, but it was flagged in May 2025 that Webb would return to Sydney when the fund announced Damian Graham was stepping down as chief investment officer and ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... this note, the FAAA said: "We recognise that to some extent, concerns around the implications that genetic testing results may have on obtaining life insurance, have influenced some people in their decision to engage with genetic testing. It is appropriate ...

Aussie Olympian's brother pleads guilty for role in global scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... progressively closed." The financial regulator said that upon the closure of two Mormarkets bank accounts, between March and May 2020, Gunn received two bank cheques which included proceeds of investment amounts totalling $181,000. It was alleged the ...