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SMSFA recognises outstanding members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... richly deserved. "Our SMSF Specialist Advisor and SMSF Specialist Auditor designations are highly regarded across the industry, not only as a measure of technical knowledge but also as evidence of deep SMSF expertise and the ability to apply that knowledge ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... client director of estate planning Anna Hacker, who says the prevalence of capacity loss and elder abuse, while complex, are not issues that financial advisers can overlook and must get better at recognising. According to the Australian Institute of ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... resilience," he says. This helps the fund weather any potential political storm that could impact other asset classes. "We're not taking equity positions, and we're not betting on short-term macro moves," Paton says. "The bipartisan commitment ...

The three telltale signs of termination for ETPs: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... there is long-term tradability and value concerns," Rainmaker executive director of research David Gallagher said. "We do not claim that weak tradability causes termination, but between this and higher spreads, these should be considered the early flags ...

UniSuper 'missed out' on gold rally, but for good reason: Pearce

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Despite the glittering gold rally, UniSuper has steered away from the bullion saying it does not produce income for its members. UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the $166 billion super fund does accept gold to be a store of value and ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... ASIC's recommendations for financial advisers around self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), claiming some suggestions were not "done well at all." In INFO SHEET 274, ASIC provided six recommendations, aiming to give advisers a better understanding ...

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
QIC has partnered with Wollemi Capital, a climate specialist investment firm, to invest $80 million in Australia's first commercially scaled food waste to energy plant in Queensland. The Kalfresh Bioenergy Facility will be led by Queensland vegetable ...

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... to the full account even if they lose money," she said. Additionally, many of her clients are young families, and they do not have the flexibility to invest due to their mortgages and savings requirements, but they understand how to tweak their super ...

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... issues like CSLR, Shield and First Guardian, all of these [reforms] have somewhat been delayed, and we're hearing that it's not on the regulatory radar at the moment." Waller was also opposed to requiring advisers to take an additional exam for those ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... indicators late last year," Bassanese said. "From the RBA's perspective, the failure of the labour market to weaken means it will not be able to shift its gaze away from upcoming inflation data." Bassanese said looking at the RBA's own forecasts, where ...