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UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund has a new lead. Robert van der Zee was permanently appointed by the United Nations Secretary General to oversee the pension fund as Representative of the Secretary General for the investment of the fund's ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino and Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh have tasked the Board of Taxation to undertake an independent review of the government's ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... conditions to their professional body. The named SMSF auditors have the right to seek review of ASIC's decisions through a request to ASIC or the Administrative Review Tribunal. Currently, Morey and Yianni have requested that ASIC reconsider their disqualification ...

BPS Financial fined $14m over Qoin Wallet

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... The court ordered that BPS Financial publish an adverse publicity notice on the Qoin Wallet platform and take steps to request the publisher of 'qoin.com' website also publish this notice. Also, BPS Financial was ordered to pay most of the costs incurred ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... Moratorium on Genetic Tests in Life Insurance in place, which the industry self-imposed in 2019. Under this, insurers cannot request or use genetic test results in underwriting unless the level of cover applied for exceeds certain thresholds.

Superhero Super shutters lifestage options

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... by February 6. Members not wanting to participate can select an alternative investment option from the existing list, request a transfer to another super fund, or withdraw their super from the LIS options before the deadline. The super fund said the ...

Former UGC adviser's appeal against ASIC ban accepted

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... Petrovic's appeal documents, the tribunal decided to vary the period of the banning order, agreeing to the three year request. Petrovic will remain suspended until at least 2028.

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has determined inappropriate advice provided by Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA) led to one client's $200,000 financial loss. In December, AFCA said it received more than 1800 complainants ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A Danish pension fund is divesting all US government bonds from February 1, citing the country's growing debt crisis. Akademiker Pension, the $36 billion pension fund for academics, is selling off all its US government bond holdings, to the tune ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... "Additionally, to increase flexibility in retirement income, clients can now select more frequent pension payment options and request preferred payment day."