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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... term, is the surge in geopolitical risks associated with the conflict in the Middle East. While the conflict poses an upside risk to inflation through higher oil prices, it also creates an offsetting downside risk to non-energy inflation if extended ...

AFCA membership extended for Shield, First Guardian-linked firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... that close off access to external dispute resolution while the full extent of consumer harm is still emerging as this would risk unfairly excluding impacted consumers. AFCA received a total of 111,373 complaints in 2025, up 14% from the prior year. Large-scale ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... unpaid super and stopping scams and high-pressure selling tactics. "Australians' retirement savings can be put at serious risk because some operators continue to exploit gaps and grey zones in the system - leaving members exposed to financial products ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... office will continue to uproot and destroy any attempt by investment giants to push a woke agenda that puts American energy at risk."

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... the latest review of the MIS sector, starting with Treasurer Jim Chalmers overlooking the lax approval processes for higher-risk MISs. In its submission to the consultation, the association wants to see tougher personal liability provisions for those ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... reflected serious failures in oversight. Without 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 ...

AFCA reveals outcome of final lead decision

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... including the Shield Master Fund. AFCA was told that the firm's advice involved an unnecessary and inappropriate level of risk. UGC took over responsibility for providing services to the SMSF in May 2023 and, only a year later, in May 2024, advised ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... relatively short duration." Hetts said should uncertainty persist, investor sentiment could be suppressed which can weigh on risk-assets globally. "This would likely make global developed market sovereigns, including US Treasuries, and safe-haven currencies ...

UK influencers fined over promotion of unauthorised forex scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... We'll continue to work with responsible influencers and go after those who put the financial wellbeing of their followers at risk," FCA executive director of enforcement and market oversight Steve Smart said. Commenting, law firm Lewis Silkin said the ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... expensive and potentially riskier super products. "The new data should sound alarm bells about drivers of large-scale, higher-risk super switching where it makes Australians poorer. It highlights the need for stronger guardrails to protect Australians ...