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Managed accounts increase confidence amid volatility: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Trends chief executive Eric Blewitt said managed accounts have increased profitability by freeing up time for advisers to service a greater number of clients. "Those advisors, reinvesting that time, are having conversations with their clients which are ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... million litres of petrol and diesel from domestic reserves and temporarily relaxed fuel standards to get more petrol to service stations. "We're increasing surveillance, doubling penalties for misconduct and empowering the consumer watchdog to get ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has questioned Super Members Council's (SMC) recent research which found a spike in younger members switching out of industry funds into self managed super funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... told its 10,000 employees that four in 10 of them would lose their jobs. WiseTech cut 2000 of its developer and customer service jobs. All companies attributed the jobs cuts to artificial intelligence (AI) in one way or another. However, Morningstar ...

Geoff Lloyd to lead Perpetual wealth spin-off

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Former Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd will become executive chair of the fund manager's wealth platform following its recent acquisition by Bain Capital. Earlier this week, Bain agreed to buy Perpetual Wealth Management, which has $21.9 billion ...

Entireti taps AI to centralise advice data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Entireti is partnering with global financial technology firm Communify to build a digital platform which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to centralise data for its advisers and clients. Entireti's ERA platform will gather, analyse and organise data ...

Government looks to better define roles of regulators

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the government is looking into the information various regulatory bodies seek from the financial services industry to cut red tape. "We rightly, I believe, have multiple regulators in financial services. ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
A Senate inquiry into the operation of the capital gains tax discount concluded the concession does skew ownership away from owner-occupiers and impacts wealth and intergenerational inequality. The Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains ...

First Super switches out group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... small enough to care, and this new fee will let the First Super insurance team continue to deliver efficient, specialist service to insured members when they need it most." From April 1, members will also be able to lodge and manage claims via Tele-lodgement. ...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Asset Partners Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... With Raff retiring in mid-2011, Josh Pope joined Asset Partners in 2012 as a principal. Asset Partners operates a fee-for-service model under a "two adviser per client policy to ensure all clients have access to quality specialised financial advice year-round ...