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FNZ chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
FNZ chief executive Blythe Masters has resigned after two years in the top job as Stephen Welch assumes the role of executive group chair and interim chief executive. Masters will continue to support FNZ in an advisory capacity for six months to help ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches 10th ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has launched a low-cost, actively managed fixed income ETF that charges a management fee of 0.09% per annum, making it the 10th strategy in its stable. The Macquarie Core Australian Bond Active ETF (ASX: MQFI) debuts ...

MDS drags Treasury to assess FSC levy proposal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... 300-adviser licensee's levy would fall by around 23%. "Essentially the entire redistribution flows to the 28 licensees at the top. Those licensees, carrying 5744 advisers or 37.9% of the profession would collectively save in the order of $2.8 million ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
Superannuation funds continue to grapple with their Retirement Income Covenant obligations, underscored by Australian Retirement Trust (ART) being the only fund that has successfully brought two products to market. This is according to J.P. Morgan's ...

Super turns a safety-net retirement into a comfortable one: ASFA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... utilities, while it is the discretionary spending that makes life comfortable. "At the comfortable level, a couple can afford top-level private health insurance, eat out most weeks, take a domestic holiday each year and an overseas trip every few years. ...

SMSFs lure $14bn from retail, industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... these were industry funds and five were retail funds, with industry funds contributing the larger share of value among the top 10. On average, members undertook 1.5 rollovers into their SMSF, with a total rollover value of about $267,000 per member. ...

Australian life insurers lag global peers: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... language (37%), affordability concerns (35%), and the lack of relevant products to individuals' life stage (25%) among top barriers to purchasing a policy. The report also indicated that half of consumers plan to use generative artificial intelligence ...

Mining, property fuel Aussie billionaires' wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... diversification underpinned strong returns in many of the region's equity markets. South Korea's tech-heavy KOSPI index was the top global performer, with robust gains also in Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong, the report read. In contrast, returns ...

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... environment that's always changing. As a result, the sector requires constant support to remain compliant and keep on top of those changes. Digital advice is emerging, with many super funds and advisers using these tools to scale and improve efficiency. ...

GQG outflows worsen, ousted from ASX200

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... from July end and a reduction of US$12.7 billion since 31 December 2025. The slump ultimately saw the business exiting the top 200 companies on the ASX, a verdict handed down by S&P Dow Jones Indices following a September quarterly review. Meanwhile ...