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HUB24 hires head of retail distribution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... research found service remains a key driver or adviser satisfaction, with poor support frequently cited as a reason advisers switch platforms. Taggart touched on his eagerness to contribute to the team at HUB24: "HUB24 has built a strong reputation for ...

Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
Departing ASIC chair Joe Longo said the most effective way to tackle unscrupulous actors in lead generation activity would be to stop it at the source and ban all unlicensed communications. Speaking at the Financial Counselling Australia conference ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said despite market and oil price volatility because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, US exceptionalism is not dead yet. Pearce said that while there have been some ups and down associated with ...

Technical glitch hits Team Super investment switches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... inconvenience this may cause and are working to restore this online service as soon as possible. To make an investment switch, download the Super or Pension form," the super fund's website shows. In a statement to Financial Standard, Team Super said ...

Baby boomers look to switch benefactors' advisers: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... report, baby boomers, Australians aged between 62 to 80, are expected to cause the most disruption as 75% said they would switch advisers upon inheritance. The survey interviewed 2700 financial professionals and 7000 individual investors globally, including ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... whether advice was actually provided, while also collecting evidence from the adviser and their licensee. It must also switch off advice fees while these investigations are ongoing. Finally, where a member is unadvised, trustees must put in place protective ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Private markets have experienced significant growth in recent years, and investors are showing no signs of slowing down. Global private equity (PE) investment rose from US$1.8 trillion in 2024 to US$2.1 trillion in 2025, despite a decline in deal volume ...

ASIC acts against another former FSGA adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... has been banned for five years. Shane Monte Silva failed to act in certain clients' best interests when he told them to switch their super so they could invest in the now collapsed schemes, ASIC said. While working at AS Financial Planning, Monte Silva ...

Aussies remain 'positive' about retirement: Challenger

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... significant superannuation savings. Yet, after decades of focusing on saving, many retirees find it surprisingly difficult to switch to spending once they retire," Mannix added. However, the study also presented a positive trend - volunteers are turbocharging ...

Concerns raised over super switching consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... Treasury's super switching consultation, saying parts of it miss the mark. Walsh said the consultation focuses on "the 'switch' as the point of failure" while ignoring a "massive 'user journey' debt created by failing service levels, legacy data matching ...