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Acenda enters retirement market with new solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... provides another layer of confidence as Australians plan their financial future. "There is a clear opportunity for the industry to create more predictable retirement income solutions, that give Australians confidence and certainty in their financial ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... the Retirement Reporting Framework. "We support the objective of the Principles, which is to improve outcomes across industry by setting clear standards for retirement income. We think that the drafting of the Principles broadly meets this objective ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
Treasury is welcoming industry feedback on the labelling of sustainable financial products, with a particular focus on retail offerings. The consultation will cover the scope of the labelling system, disclosures, thresholds for labelling, and certain ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... This covers more than 23 million member accounts across 901 products with almost 27,000 investment options across the industry." Over 2025, APRA undertook a review of the major platform trustees, which collectively represent approximately 95% of funds ...

Bullish on AI? Don't buy US tech: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... companies outside of Silicon Valley more productive. "What we learn is that general purpose technologies disrupt their own industry. The most local locomotives got hammered in transportation when the automobile came along because of inner city trucking," ...

Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... in business building, risk management, and talent development. His extensive board-level experience in governance and industry advocacy in Australia adds depth to UBS's leadership team," the Swiss bank said in a release. UBS said Nick Hughes will ...

Vision Super adds private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Industry fund Vision Super has appointed Jonathan Stagg as its new head of unlisted assets. Stagg joins from Zenith Investment Partners, which he joined in November 2023 as part of the real assets research team. There, he covered a diverse mix of infrastructure ...

Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Impact Alpha Partners has appointed two industry veterans as it prepares to launch a new investment strategy. Lewis Bearman takes on the role of principal consultant for operations and governance, while Stevan Lambert joins as chief commercial officer ...

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... in the investment consulting ranks. The asset consultant is well known as a nursery or training ground, with numerous industry investment chiefs and other senior investment professionals having started or shaped their careers at the firm. These include ...

Hostplus extends relationship with Melbourne Storm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
The industry fund is sponsoring the National Rugby League team for a further three years, saying the partnership has supported its member growth. The new agreement sees Hostplus sponsoring the team through to the end of the 2028 NRL season, which would ...