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ASFA defends super as 'policy success' amid Bragg criticism

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has pushed back against criticism of the compulsory system saying it has delivered significant gains for retirement security and reduced pressure on the federal budget. ASFA chief executive ...

Bell Financial Group profit surges 133%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Bell Financial Group has reported a 133.3% increase in first half net profit after tax (NPAT) to $21.7 million, supported by stronger market conditions and increased trading activity. Revenue for the six months to 30 June 2026 rose 36.3% to $165.6 million ...

AI advice boom highlights urgent need for affordable advice: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
Australians are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to understand their superannuation and retirement options, but new research suggests many remain reluctant to rely on AI alone for major financial decisions. Research commissioned by the ...

Super funds should not be asked to fund the CSLR: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... falling behind similar policies enforced across the UK, the US and Europe. In the schemes Marsh examined, the sectors that generate investor losses are the sectors that fund the compensation, which is not the case in Australia. Despite accounting for ...

Future Fund looks beyond AI winners to hedge risk

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... resilient exposure. The probability of accurately picking the company, country or technology stack that will dominate - and generate reasonable returns from already high valuations - is exceptionally low," Arndt said. "The pace of iteration is rapid ...

Retirement portfolios need a new playbook: Real Asset Management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... merged as an increasingly important component of modern retirement portfolios. "Private credit offers the opportunity to generate attractive income streams with lower correlation to traditional listed assets," Leitch said. "That can play an important ...

Warburg Pincus private equity strategy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... Warburg Pincus Access Fund S.A. SICAV. The minimum investment amount is $100,000. The underlying and master funds seek to generate risk-adjusted returns with lower volatility than public markets and achieve medium-to-long-term capital growth by constructing ...

HSBC Australia sells $36b retail loan book to Blackstone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... billion in associated restructuring costs and write-offs. The disposal of the loans portfolio, HSBC said, is expected to generate an immaterial loss of less than US$0.1 billion for the group by the first half of 2027. Pepper Money will act as the servicer ...

Colchester launches first two ETFs in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... sovereign debt or debt-like securities and currencies. While, the Colchester Emerging Markets Bond Complex ETF aims to generate favourable income and capital returns from a globally diversified portfolio of primarily sovereign emerging market debt or ...

Local advice sector an attractive opportunity for global PE firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... to take that in the first instance, and the easy low-hanging fruit to [increased clients per adviser to] 155 that can generate between $22 million and $45 million of margin for our advice platform," Barrett said. "... if you can make these, what looks ...