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Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
Super Consumers Australia has called for the government to focus on reforms that will actually protect people, warning against ineffective measures and those that will harm victims. It raised concerns over the proposal to remove the 'but for test' from ...

WT Financial Group welcomes first chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... fixed remuneration of $350,000 per annum (inclusive of superannuation), alongside some adjusted short-term and long-term incentive arrangements. Moving forward, WTL continues to see a significant pipeline of consolidation opportunities across the advice ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... decade of hiring that, in hindsight, might've outpaced what these businesses actually needed." He added another incentive worth keeping in mind: reframing the company's posture from a defensive to an offensive one. "If I was a software chief ...

Fund manager red flags founders' massive pay packages

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Spikes in remuneration among founders of ASX-listed companies are a red flag for one fund manager with nearly $9 billion in assets under management, actively pushing for fair and realistic pay structures. Speaking at this week's Australian Council of ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... said the current CGT discount is working as intended and should not change. "It supports more investment, provides an incentive for new construction, and helps boost housing supply. Proposals to weaken or abolish it would not materially improve housing ...

IFM maps path for super funds to meet US infrastructure funding gap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... recommended providing incentives for states and municipalities to recycle assets through a pilot infrastructure investment incentive (I3Gs) grants. IFM Investors suggested regulatory reform to allow investors to retain existing tax-exempt debt under ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
The unintended consequences of the passive investing boom are materialising into ownership concentration, short termism and the erosion of long-term value creation, MFS Investment Management warns. Carol Geremia, president and co-head of global distribution ...

Centrepoint Alliance, Count see strong earnings growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... further 16 advisers signed and progressing through onboarding, Centrepoint Alliance noted. EBITDA excluding long-term incentive (LTI), one-off costs and contingent consideration (normalised EBITDA) of $6.2 million, up 17% on H1 FY25, driven by net revenue ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Blue Owl has liquidated US$1.4 billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption includes US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
To thrive in providing SMSF advice, financial advisers must gain specialist skills, technical competencies and work on strengthening their professional judgement, according to the SMSF Association. Advisers are urged to do better particularly in the ...