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Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... balances and no pre-existing advice relationship taking part in super switching. The SMC research said these small-balance funds were being switched out of the regulated super system and into more expensive and potentially riskier super products. "The ...

Super assets reach $4.5tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... increased by 0.8% over the quarter and 8.1% over the year to $4.5 trillion, of which $3.2 trillion was in APRA-regulated funds. Total contributions increased by 11.5% to $220.8 billion in the year ending in December 2025. Employer contributions increased ...

Fidelity promotes high-profile resources analyst

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... and mining analyst to the rank of portfolio manager Sam Heithersay has been named co-portfolio manager of the local equity funds - Fidelity Australian Equities Fund and Fidelity Funds - Australian Diversified Equity Fund (SICAV). From 1 March, he will ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... owner - Statewide Super. He started his career as a portfolio analyst at Citigroup. Finally, Shawn Xiao has joined Victorian Funds Management Corporation as a senior investment analyst, client portfolio design. Xiao joins from JANA, where she spent three ...

Evidentia hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... Evidentia Private builds and manages managed account portfolios for Australia's private wealth firms and has $13 billion in funds under management. Other recent hires include David Grace as co-portfolio manager within the direct Australian equities ...

Australian Ethical unveils strong half-year results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... to shareholders was $13.3 million, up 42%. Revenue of $65.8 million was up 13% on the prior comparative period, driven by funds under management (FUM) growth and offset by a reduction from product mix changes following the acquisition of Altius Asset ...

Perpetual sees 349% profit jump

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... drop by 19% to $23.7 million, impacted by uncertainty surrounding sale of the business as well as increase in expenses. Funds under advice (FUA) rose by 6% to $21.9 billion as at December 2025. "Wealth management faced headwinds during the half. Market-related ...

Generation Life expands investment menu

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... Australian Share Fund managed by Invesco and the iShares Hedged International Equity Index Fund managed by BlackRock. "The funds target a conservative 45% loan-to-value ratio, and all borrowing costs of the fund are tax deductible within the fund to ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... increase in complaints was spread across all financial products, including the demise of Shield and First Guardian Master Funds across the financial advice and superannuation sectors, AFCA said. Large-scale collapses in the financial advice sector led ...

L1 Group realises $24m of $35m merger cost synergies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... formed the new entity; it expects additional $10 million in synergies in the next financial year. It reported a rise in total funds under management (FUM) to $17.6 billion across its strategies as at December 2025, a rise of 7.9% in the six months, driven ...