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HESTA launches campaign around super tax benefits

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... is declaring June 20 as 'Super Saturday', as the date coincides with tax time activity forecast to peak in the second last weekend of June. The poll also indicated 57% said they would be more likely to take advantage of these options if they ...

Investors pile into income ETFs amid upcoming tax changes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... performers, while investors rotated away from cash, energy and cryptocurrency exposures. "With momentum building and the second half of the year typically a stronger period for flows, the ETF market is well positioned for continued expansion," Jocum ...

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 ...

Lack of awareness impacts retirement satisfaction: TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... streams were satisfied with their decision, less than two in five (38%) pre-retirees understood how those products work. The second edition of TAL's What I Wish I knew About Retirement report, surveying some 2000 pre-retirees and retirees, found retirees ...

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON), which was flagged by Financial Standard in April. MOON is the second ETF launched of three announced by the ETF issuer, with the Global X S&P World Natural Resources ETF expected to hit the market ...

Banks gaining on private credit firms in construction lending

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... Throughout March and April 2026, the advisory firm conducted an online survey of 110 lenders including major banks, non-banks, second-tier banks and private lenders around Australia. Almost 62% of respondents expect major banks to increase construction ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
It's not just Australia that is dealing with an aging population, in fact the World Health Organisation estimates by 2030, one in six people will be aged 60 years or over. At that time the share of the population aged 60 years and over will increase ...

More aggressive than ever: ASIC defends First Guardian investigation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... obligations and not act in members' best financial interests when onboarding the First Guardian Master Fund. "This is the second action we have taken against Equity Trustees and the fifth against a super trustee as part of our investigations. It means ...

Family office succession takes back seat to investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... plan in place." In Australia, Gooch observes the dynamics between many first-generation (G1) families and the emergent second-generation (G2). "The number one point at which families are typically at risk of losing their wealth is during the wealth transfer ...

Older Australians drive majority of super complaints: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... following instructions and service-related issues the top issues members faced. Total and permanent disability (TPD) was the second highest reason super funds provided remediation at $2.9 million. The major issue in this category was that of delay in ...