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Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... charged on a $50,000 balance remained stable at 0.26%. Industry funds continue to charge the lowest amount for default products at 0.23% while retail funds charge more at 0.35%.

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... effect". In assessing the deal, the watchdog said Zurich and ClearView overlap in Australia in the supply of life insurance products, particularly in the supply of products in the retail adviser channel. It determined "the acquisition may be put into ...

UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... companies with any reported revenue from the production of tobacco, manufacture of nicotine alternatives and tobacco-based products, excluding the supply of key products necessary for the manufacture of tobacco or nicotine products. Meanwhile, effective ...

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... that excluded consideration of the suitability of establishing a SMSF and the suitability of the SMSF investing into products related to Rogers' licensee, and a rate of return in the benefit comparison in his statement of advice. The FSCP found Rogers ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... during which Arandez recommended clients invest money from their self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) into investment products he controlled. Investors were promised fixed returns of up to 300% after three years. However, ASIC said Arandez had not ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... financial advisers who want to stay at the leading edge, Allianz Retire+ offers a compelling solution. Retirement income products and annuities have come a long way in recent years, which is particularly timely as retirement confidence wanes amid ongoing ...

GSFM launches two global private markets funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... Damien McIntyre said the launches come amid heightened demand from Australian investors seeking global private market products. "The underlying funds' size provides a significant competitive advantage. This immediately gets the GSFM funds to scale, providing ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... also reflect structural changes in the markets. Treasury is also proposing to extend the test to more superannuation products. The test currently applies to some 560 products or 62% member benefits in APRA-regulated funds. Retirement products, for example ...

Bell Financial looks to diversify revenue, targets 'holistic' strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... transaction-based revenue over time," he added. As part of this diversification strategy, BFG said it will launch new products in 2026, consolidate the wholesale broking arm and launch new client digital portals across its three divisions of Bell Potter ...

Advice industry can't afford CSLR to be an 'unsustainable mess': FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... advisers should not be bearing a disproportionate share of the cost for failures that occur elsewhere in the system when products collapse, and they should not be paying for the misconduct of a tiny minority of advice businesses that have done the wrong ...