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Zurich Financial Services to acquire ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Zurich Financial Services Australia is set to become the new owner of ASX-listed ClearView Wealth. Zurich Financial Services is offering 65 cents for each ClearView share, marking a 22% premium to the last closing the share price on February 23. This ...

Ziller launches Global Fund Active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... intraday, integrate the strategy seamlessly into model portfolios, and access daily transparency." Ziller said the opportunity set in founder-led global businesses remains compelling. "Founder-operators act with a unique owner's mindset, frontline obsession ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... describing the product. It said retaining the GEO name despite significantly watering down the environmental requirements set out in the investment criteria, and the fact the fund says it selects assets "on the basis of environmental consideration and ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Blue Owl has liquidated US$1.4 billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption includes US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl ...

Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Cbus has launched an independent review of the fit and proper assessment of Cbus Property board member Earl Setches after he was seen dining on a yacht with underworld figure Mick Gatto last week. "The Cbus Super board has commissioned a review of the ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
To ensure clients end up with a comfortable retirement, financial advisers prioritise providing a solid plan and boosting their superannuation literacy, a survey shows. Polling the audience at the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... There's a lot of manual stuff being done [and] a lot of staff who have no idea what they're doing," she said. Another set of "offenders" are aged care providers. "We are seeing clients go to aged care providers who are doing calculations with ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... Meanwhile, new research from Dementia Australia estimates that those living with dementia in 2026 increased to 446,500 and is set to more than double by 2065. Many clients of financial advisers, lawyers and accountants will be affected, Hacker said ...

Ex-Zenith partner joins private assets platform

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... He joins from Ascalon Capital Partners, where he was head of private markets for seven months helping the asset consultant set up that function. But Davis is perhaps most recognised for his more than two decades at Zenith Investment Partners, At Zenith ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... was also a member of the investment leadership team. Most recently, Michael worked at Redholme Advisory, a consultancy he set up when he left HESTA. Before his four years with the superannuation fund, Sommers spent seven years at Frontier Advisors as ...