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SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... of money is invested in crypto, SMSFs with lower balances are at higher risk of not achieving returns compared to larger funds, noting that these smaller balances need to achieve "exceptional" returns to accommodate the cost of running an SMSF. Further ...

Betashares hires marketing chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... buoyant time for ETFs, with more than three million Australians expected to invest in them by the end of 2026 and industry funds projected to exceed $400 billion. Betashares founder and chief executive Alex Vynokur said Herlihy's experience building ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... financial returns and measurable impact," she said. And, Perpetual's head of investment analytics has emerged at Victoria Funds Management Corporation as a senior manager, investment risk. Before his six years with Perpetual, James Thompson worked ...

Super outflows persist but profits up at Insignia Financial

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Financial delivered a 6% increased in underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT) to $132 million, driven by higher average funds under management and administration and the continued execution of our cost-out program," Hartley said. "Pleasingly we have ...

Equity Trustees places superannuation arm under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... and Trustee Wealth Services and is operating in an environment of elevated regulatory scrutiny for platform-based super funds which is creating uncertainty over cost base and risk. It said there is also an increasing preference for super funds to adopt ...

Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Walters Salary Guide has revealed the highest paid and most sought-after professionals in the financial services industry. In funds and wealth management, the average salary in 2026 for a head of distribution based in New South Wales can expect to bring ...

HUB24 posts record HY inflows, advisers on platform jump by 8%

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... 1HFY26 providing significant opportunity to continue to grow the number of advisers using the HUB24 platform," it said. Total funds under administration (FUA) grew to $152.3 billion as of December 2025, with platform funds under administration jumping ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... to manage conflicts of interest. "We don't like seeing any cases of inappropriate advice involving self-managed super funds. We hope this report does not turn away licensees and advisers from providing SMSF advice, and we hope they use this they ...

Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... establishments in the quarter to September 2025 were the highest on record since 2012. This saw the launch of nearly 14,500 new funds, up 33.4% year on year. The analysis also found four out of five new SMSFs established with Class had no financial adviser ...

Netwealth reports HY loss after $100m payment to First Guardian victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... collapse. Excluding the First Guardian expense, Netwealth said net profit after tax would have grown 19.9% to $69 million. Funds under administration (FUA) custodial inflows increased 10.7% to $16.4 billion in the first half and Netwealth reported closing ...