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AFCA reveals outcome of final lead decision

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has issued the lead decision against both United Global Capital (UGC) and Next Generation Advice, finding faults by both financial firms. The complainant of the lead decision, which AFCA explained ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... Kite will soon launch its first independent strategy - Fund 3, targeting about $500 million of commitments. During their time at IFM, the team oversaw the Fund 1, with $200 million in assets, and Fund 2. Past investments included financial services data ...

UK influencers fined over promotion of unauthorised forex scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... were ordered to pay costs. Under the UK's Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, they could have also been handed prison time. Goodger received the largest fine and was ordered to pay the most in costs, being $11,000. She made several posts during ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
New research from Super Members Council (SMC) has revealed an "alarming spike" in the number of Australians with very small super balances and no pre-existing advice relationship taking part in super switching. The SMC research said these small-balance ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... prompting further investment in identity verification, authentication and approval controls, Investment Trends said. At the same time, platforms continue to navigate the trade-off between value and cost, many providers are introducing simpler, lower-cost ...

Persistent inflation will mean two rate hikes from RBA: Barrenjoey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... prices, have also added to the persistent inflation. "This is just a sign to us that conditions are not tight enough at a time when inflation is clearly well above target," he said. The key difference, McMenamin noted, between the domestic and other ...

Metrics hires Allianz deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... investment portfolio. I wasn't the most tenured candidate, but I was backed into the job," Roddis wrote on LinkedIn at the time. "Over the years, I've had the privilege of helping transform a large institutional portfolio: expanding into new ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... held roles at Credit Suisse and Bolero International. Bidding farewell to Mercer, Brown said: "We achieved a lot over this time, and it's particularly satisfying to leave a strong performance legacy, with NZ institutional clients experiencing top-quartile ...

Monetary policy decisions now 'more difficult': Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... when it meets in March, but that May is a 'live' meeting," he said. "A 'patient' approach would give the RBA time to assess not only the implications of more inflation data but gain some insight as to how other potential drivers of inflation ...

Aware Super launches digital advice tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... draw a greater income and enjoy their retirement to the fullest," Travis said. "When members can build a plan in their own time, optimise it for different scenarios and get immediate feedback on the strength of their plan, it gives them greater confidence ...