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Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026

... "offenders" are aged care providers. "We are seeing clients go to aged care providers who are doing calculations with very little financial planning ability," Biti noted. "We have got to get in front of our clients. We've got to get there first and ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026

... do that," Sidoti said. "It's something to be mindful of, and I think community-wide, this is something we need to be a little more alive to compared to what we have been in the past." Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF ...

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026

... " Leading indicators such as job ads, vacancies and employment intentions suggest labour market conditions could ease a little in the near term, although this is balanced by the stronger near-term outlook for activity," it said. "Taking these points ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026

... transfer - so government expenditure. What I'm focused on is government expenditure... Public demand has come off a little bit. But what that obscures is that in government expenditure, government expenditure actually shows up in private demand ...

Tax reform uncertainty to exacerbate property sell-offs: Survey

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026

... it's a failure of engagement. Investors are being asked to navigate increasingly complex regulatory environments with little support or clarity, and the consequences are playing out in real time. Commenting, PIPA chair Cate Bakos said the findings ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026

... 13% in the month," he said. Despite the positive sentiment, Colosimo said it's not all good news, saying the market is a little hot. " From the outset, I would say that all-time highs in equity markets are not a concern of themselves, and when things ...

Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026

... expensive for individuals, superannuation funds, tax agents, financial advisers and for the ATO to administer, and will raise little net revenue when all these costs are considered," the submission said. As a solution, CA ANZ is calling on the government ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026

Shadow Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan has resigned from the shadow ministry, effective immediately. Conaghan has been very outspoke on the collapse of Shield and First Guardian and a vocal critic of ASIC's handling of ...

FNZ, Centric extend partnership, citing 'significant' upgrades

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026

... be onboarded in just 2.5 minutes, new investors in an average of 4.5 minutes, and personal details to be updated in as little as 30 seconds, the firm explained. The program will also support Centric's transition to FNZ's end-to-end technology solution ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026

... will drive a very hard bargain with whichever fund manager is providing the exposure," Tuckwell said. "They can pay as little as one basis point - sometimes even a fraction of one basis point." Different route The likes of insurance firms and public ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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