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FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... intergenerational wealth transfer we've ever seen," Megginson said. "The decisions families make now will shape financial outcomes for decades." Not only is there a significant amount of money changing hands, but family dynamics have never been more ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... niche trend but a structural force shaping demand across accumulation, decumulation, advice and investment design. "Financial services firms that embed these considerations - through tailored income solutions, flexible contribution and withdrawal features ...

APRA imposes additional licence conditions on Fiducian

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... process. An accountable person must also attest all reasonable steps are taken to ensure the options are in members' best financial interests. "APRA will continue to coordinate closely with ASIC to address investment governance weaknesses identified ...

AGP, Muzinich & Co. debut private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... exchange. "Trading on the ASX underscores our commitment to providing low-cost, value-added solutions that seek to empower financial professionals in Australia to create value for their clients," said Avantis Investors chief investment officer Eduardo ...

Count expands national advice footprint with $72m takeover

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Count Financial is set to acquire a financial advice, investments and accounting business with 14 locations across the east coast of Australia. The acquisition of Oracle Advisory Group will strengthen Count's platform for future growth, enhancing its ...

Capstone launches back office service for self-licensed advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Capstone Financial Planning is launching a new business, focused on supporting self-licensed businesses to run and manage their own Australian financial services licence (AFSL). CapBack Licensee Solutions provides full support to self-licensed advisers ...

Fiducian to pay $7.3m greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... Systems and Processes Statements which were liable to mislead the public as to the nature and/or the characteristics of financial services" thus contravening the ASIC Act, Fiducian said in a statement. FIMS, as the responsible entity (RE) of the DSAF ...

Australians lose $13.5bn by delaying retirement switch: HESTA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... eligible, HESTA said. HESTA's latest whitepaper Make the move: guiding members to tax-free retirement found last financial year 1.8 million Australians remained in accumulation phase despite being eligible to switch, collectively forgoing $2.5 billion. ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... available set of options. Hostplus has confirmed that one such option that may be made available is digital assets, with Financial Standard understanding the fund's assessment is in its early stages and no decision has been made yet. At its 2025 annual ...

APRA shuffles executive director lineup

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... APRA in 2020 holding several leadership positions in its banking division across entity supervision and the specialist financial risk teams. Prior to joining APRA Diamond was with Deutsche Bank in the UK for more than 15 years. This included in global ...