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Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Australian superannuation funds are increasingly turning to digital advice tools to bridge the longstanding gap between members needs and access to affordable financial guidance, according to executives at wealth technology Bravura Solutions. Speaking ...

Investors pile into income ETFs amid upcoming tax changes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... their best month ever, attracting $243 million as investors sought greater exposure to dividend paying strategies. Senior product and investment strategist Marc Jocum said the proposed CGT reforms appeared to be influencing portfolio construction decisions. ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... investment and inflation data to assess whether combinations of drawdowns, investment settings, Age Pension interactions and product overlays can deliver sustainable, CPI-linked income streams over 30 years or more. This starts from June 1959 and finishes ...

T. Rowe Price stays underweight on Australia, overweight on US

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
Australian equities are less favoured in the second half of the year, T. Rowe Price said, given the dependency on energy imports and headwinds from the tightening monetary and fiscal policies. The global asset manager will continue to be overweight ...

Accounting sector rejects shifting CSLR costs to SMSFs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Institute of Public Accountants argued escalating CSLR costs stem from product failures, conflicted distribution models and governance shortcomings rather than investors who ultimately bear the losses. ...

Lack of awareness impacts retirement satisfaction: TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... reliance. "Without certainty about future income, even retirees with adequate savings may default to conservative spending. Product design can help - giving people confidence to enjoy their retirement while knowing their essential needs are covered." ...

Ausbil sees AI, critical minerals driving next growth cycle

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
Ausbil Investment Management believes a combination of artificial intelligence (AI), deglobalisation and reindustrialisation is creating a new wave of long-term investment opportunities despite ongoing geopolitical and energy market volatility. In a ...

Stablecoin to reshape financial services workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... trusted, regulated digital payment infrastructure." Early last month, AUDC had appointed Jason Beale as its new head of product and operations. Beale had previously worked at SBI Digital Asset, the Singapore Stock Exchange and UBS. Rounding up the group's ...

Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
Franklin Templeton has launched two new active ETFs on the ASX, the Franklin Global Systematic Equity Fund Active ETF (FGSE) and the Western Asset Enhanced Income Fund Active ETF (FEIF). This brings its total local active ETF range to nine products. ...

ASIC to take 'balanced' stance on super advertising ban rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... MySuper products that meet legislative criteria, employer default funds, and an employee's stapled fund. The "MySuper product exception" will allow a person to advertise a MySuper product only, and not any broader features or Choice product options ...