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Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... the profession." "It is unattractive to school leavers due to the restrictive career path and requires a significant investment in study for career changers. Over the past year, several Higher Education Providers have discontinued financial advice courses ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
While 2025 was ripe for stock picking and active fund managers thanks to dispersion widening, according to the latest SPIVA Scorecard, the majority still failed to beat the benchmark. Australian active managers' performance in 2025 proved to be "underwhelming," ...

L1 Group eyes golden returns with new LIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... investors to apply for up to 500,000,000 shares at a price of $2 per share. It expects to commence trading of the listed investment company (LIC) on the ASX on April 24. The investment manager said the LIC will provide investors with exposure to an actively ...

Index managed portfolios still most popular among advisers: North

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... design and management Stuart Eliot said even with much of the discussions on private markets in managed portfolios, the investment flows on the North platform have been skewed to the other end of the spectrum towards index managed portfolios. However ...

ASIC warns Gen Z against chasing unrealistic crypto gains

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
ASIC has warned younger Australians that cryptocurrency and the like could be setting them up for failure, setting unrealistic expectations on returns, price volatility and long-term investing. A national survey conducted by YouGov found around one ...

Super tax changes shake HNWs' retirement confidence: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... financially secure, while 69% are less confident they'll be able to retire comfortably. A further 63% are dialling down the investment risk in their portfolios. On the actual changes themselves, 66% said the rules change too often and are hard to follow ...

Clime offloads advice business, keeps 10% stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
Clime Investment Management is offloading its financial advice unit for $6.5 million to an unnamed group but will retain a 10% interest in the newly combined business. Clime Advice, which has $2 billion in funds under advice (FUA), will continue to ...

Aware, TelstraSuper take final steps towards merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... Australia's foremost retirement experts helps us keep costs low and deliver market leading retirement solutions and investment performance. Together, we will set a new benchmark in retirement outcomes for our members." The merger process has been ongoing ...

Bain Capital to acquire Perpetual's wealth management unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
Following months of due diligence, Bain Capital will acquire Perpetual's wealth management business for $550 million. The two parties entered the binding agreement that will see Perpetual license its Perpetual Wealth and Perpetual Private brands ...

First Super names acting chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... this transition period," Radda said. This comes after Watson announced he was leaving the fund to join BUSSQ as chief investment officer, effective April. Watson served as chief executive of First Super for about 13 years, having joined in 2013 from ...