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AustralianSuper ups admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... answer 90% of calls in a mystery shopper study. Team Super answered just half (52%) of phone calls compared to the industry average of 87%. On the admin fee increase, AustralianSuper deputy chief executive and chief member officer Rose Kerlin said the ...

Teen workers to miss out on $411m in FY27: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... under-18 workers employed for fewer than 30 hours a week. According to its modelling, the workers each miss out on an average of $780 a year in super contributions, adding up to a total of $411 million every year, a 7% increase on two years ago. A typical ...

Dexus adds $700m Brisbane tower sale to divestment drive

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... in Brisbane's CBD, 480 Queen Street is a Premium grade office building with occupancy by income of 89.7% and a weighted average lease expiry (WALE) of 3.8 years. Settlement is expected on 1 December 2026, subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval. ...

Local advice sector an attractive opportunity for global PE firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... that's just the basics." He alluded to CoreData's latest findings, where technology can bring the client-per-adviser average to 155, compared to those that were not adopting them (131), and said the leveraging of innovation to draw in more clients ...

ATO issues guidance on new LRBA rules for SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... more than 16,000 new residential SMSF loans were written in FY26 - which is nearly five times more than the ATO's average yearly estimate. Ultimately, the AFIA found the government may be underestimated the size of the market impacted by the refo ...

Emerging markets, private assets lift NGS Super FY26 performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... 1% to 2% lower than peers. As a result, the portfolio had to work harder in other areas to make up for both relatively average equity returns and a slightly lower allocation to equities." Being overweight emerging markets, not just on equities, during ...

The advice opportunity for medical professionals: NAB

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... professionals are among Australia's highest-earning occupations, accounting for five of the top 10 professions based on average taxable income, that income does not automatically translate to lasting wealth, NAB Private Wealth's Beyond the Practice Whitepaper ...

LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... loans were written in FY26, with total security of $10.3 billion, which is approximately four to five times the ATO's average yearly estimate of 4000 new LRBAs. The revelation suggests the scale of the market, and the impact of the ban, may not have ...

Jobs data surprises on the upside, rate hike on the cards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... employment in June, followed two months which had netted to a close to flat result, which has meant that the three-month average and the six-month average for employment are now both running at 27,000 jobs, which is solid job creation and enough to ...

Middle East conflict, inflation continues to weigh on confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... Australian Consumer Confidence index rose just 0.3 points to 75.6 in the week between July 13 and 19, lifting the four-week average by 0.7 points to 75.4. Meanwhile, weekly inflation expectations ticked up 0.1% to 5.8%, with the four-week moving average ...