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Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... universal tariff on US imports from 10% to 15% after the US Supreme Court struck down his Liberation Day policies, deeming them unlawful. The response by the President came within a day of him announcing a 10% global tariff on Friday after the court's ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... to Homesafe the shrinking adviser numbers are contributing to increased financial insecurity among older Australians, with them often retiring with mortgage debt. Homesafe chief executive Dianne Shepherd said with expensive comprehensive advice, many ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... at least twice per year. Advisers play a key role in helping clients achieve these actions, by developing a plan and help them execute it, she said, and it can start when they are in accumulation phase. "We can start to build that engagement, confidence ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... planning ability," Biti noted. "We have got to get in front of our clients. We've got to get there first and not let them rely on just what Centrelink and aged care providers are doing as well as friends and family. They might mean well, but they ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... financial advisers, lawyers and accountants will be affected, Hacker said, so they need to understand how to help and support them and be their advocates. "Sometimes it might only be their accountant, financial adviser or lawyer [they see] outside of ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... technology segments. "The borrowers and the software companies we lend to are selected because they withstand cycles, not chase them. That's the fundamental consideration when all loan opportunities are assessed," Paton says. "This is one of the ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... experience required for SMSF. They might also be entering at a point when they are having kids or facing other issues that leave them with insufficient time to manage their SMSF. Further, although vulnerability is not a pronounced issue in this process ...

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
The lack of asset-specific advice is increasing the advice gap for SMSFs in Australia, an expert said at the SMSF Association (SMSFA) Conference. During a panel discussion, Easy Super director Natalia Clack said she understood that financial advisers ...

Betashares hires marketing chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Betashares Direct. Herlihy joins at a 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 ...

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

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A third Future Fund investment professional is bound for Abu Dhabi, following in the footsteps of the sovereign wealth fund's former chief investment officer and a deputy CIO. Pradheesh Salvarajah has taken on a role as investment manager at Abu ...