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VFMC names head of people

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... Her appointment follows that of Jeff Phillips as chief finance and risk officer earlier this month. Phillips was chief financial officer at Bennelong Funds Management for more than 13 years before taking up the role at VFMC.

Inflation could surge above 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... but it also weakens demand, lower consumption spending, the impact of uncertainty on households and companies type of financial conditions, and that's not just in Australia, but overseas as well." Hauser added that despite concerns, the economic ...

FEAL names Fund Executive of the Year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... Murray introduced a successor fund transfer structure that maximised member benefits, FEAL said. "The merger outperformed financial targets, cutting the payback period from four to 2.7 years, while maintaining competitive products. CareSuper's insourced ...

MA Financial expands marina network to Gold Coast

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
MA Financial will acquire the Gold City Marina and Shipyard (GCCM), expanding its existing portfolio of d'Albora marinas. GCCM is located in Coomera, Queensland and is an integrated marine precinct with 100 vessels in wet berths and over 280 in dry ...

AFCA expands scam-related complaints, publication rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
Expanding its jurisdiction, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will now publish the names of financial firms that do not meet determinations and investigate scam-related complaints involving receiving banks. AFCA now can publicise ...

Perpetual CIO jumps to Pinnacle

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... strategic investment in FinCap Group to support the launch of a private assets managed accounts platform for Australian financial advisers and their wholesale clients.

Tahlia Rozis heads to Generation Life

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... access to asset classes traditionally reserved for institutional clients, adding choice and deepening diversification for financial advisers and investors seeking tax-efficient portfolio construction.

SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... Peter Burgess said the findings demonstrate the long-term strength and resilience of the SMSF sector; in the 2023-24 financial year, SMSFs underperformed APRA funds by 1.4%, which it said aligns to previous findings they lag APRA funds in times of solid ...

Constant slams super funds over complaints handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... investment and aspiration doesn't match your role in the system. The ASX is one of the most critical limbs of Australia's financial services, but it's failed to deliver on its promise to its customers because it has looked backward, not forward, whilst ...

Digital assets don't need new regulatory logic: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
In its latest paper, ASIC has argued that while digital assets are a technological shift from current financial systems, the foundational regulatory principles for it remains the same. Speaking at the Melbourne money & finance conference, ASIC senior ...