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Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... guardrails to protect Australians from financial harm," SMC said. The analysis revealed super switching was up 17% over the past year and is dominated by Australians with lower super balances, not by wealthier pre-retirees. In 2024-25, 68% of Australians ...

UK influencers fined over promotion of unauthorised forex scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
A raft of former reality television stars turned influencers have been fined in the UK for spruiking an unauthorised forex trading scheme. Seven influencers were sentenced in a UK court this month after pleading guilty to charges of issuing unauthorised ...

Victory Capital makes 'best-of-both-worlds' offer for Janus Henderson

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... competitive organisation." Victory Capital had already made a bid for the investment firm in November and December of last year, which it said did not receive any meaningful engagement from Janus Henderson's side. Victory Capital said it has reviewed ...

Persistent inflation will mean two rate hikes from RBA: Barrenjoey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... in late 2022, falling to 2.7% in the June quarter of 2025. However, it unexpectedly picked up pace in the middle of last year, prompting the RBA to raise interest rates in February to 3.85% in a bid to reign it in. "A 1% quarter-on-quarter increase in ...

WT Financial Group focuses on B2B strategy as profits grow

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
WT Financial Group (WTL), the ASX-listed financial advice group, saw its net revenue increase 17.8% to $15.4 million in the first half of FY26, as it continues to grow its Hubco and Investco strategy. Gross revenue and other income were $119.6 million ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... retirement plan with matching contributions from an employer. "To remedy this gross disparity, I'm announcing that next year my administration will give these oft-forgotten American workers, great people, the people that built our country, access ...

Super assets reach $4.5tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... superannuation assets have hit $4.5 trillion. Total superannuation assets increased by 0.8% over the quarter and 8.1% over the year to $4.5 trillion, of which $3.2 trillion was in APRA-regulated funds. Total contributions increased by 11.5% to $220.8 ...

Metrics hires Allianz deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... added. Roddis joins the non-bank lender and asset manager just three weeks after stepping down from Allianz, ending an eight-year tenure with the insurer. "Almost eight years ago, an old boss and mentor asked me to be his 2IC in running the Allianz investment ...

Schroders nabs Oaktree exec to lead Asia sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Schroders Capital has poached a senior Oaktree Capital executive to lead its business development and sales push across Asia. Sabrina Meng joins the $111.8 billion private markets business as head of business development for Asia, based in Hong Kong. ...

Realm opens London office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Realm Investment House, the contrarian fixed income and private credit manager, has opened a London office and added a new managing partner to its team Harry Choulilitsas joins as head of Europe and will oversee the firm's global structured credit ...