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UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) claims changes the super fund made to its Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option last year have resulted in members being misled. The Environmental Defenders Office has made a formal complaint to ASIC on ...

LGT Wealth Management names head of family advisory

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
LGT Wealth Management has appointed Kaajal Prasad as the new head of family advisory, strengthening its family governance and wealth transfer services for Australian high-net-worth clients. Prasad joins the wealth management firm from KPMG, where she ...

Quinbrook expands Australian focus with two new executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Quinbrook has expanded its Australian arm with the appointment of a new managing director and legal head. Tim Horneman has been appointed as managing director, Australia, reporting to chief executive Brian Restall, and will help grow and execute the ...

OneVue adviser exits dents Praemium's FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... reported a total of $70.5 billion in funds under administration (FUA), up nearly 14%, in the first half of the 2026 financial year with net inflows coming to $1 billion. Scope+, the non-custodial portfolio administration offering, saw FUA grow 19% on ...

Mason Stevens appoints chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Mason Stevens has named Leanne Taylor as chief investment officer as it continues its push into the high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) segments. Mason Stevens said the appointment reinforces its commitment to delivering institutional-grade ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... familiar with the retirement system, making voluntary contributions and engaging with their super fund at least twice per year. Advisers play a key role in helping clients achieve these actions, by developing a plan and help them execute it, she said ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... more wary of heavy spending on AI, which has seen heavy hitters in the tech world hit by volatility at the start of this year. However, as USPC is not an equity strategy, market volatility is less of a concern for Paton. "We are not lending to speculative ...

The three telltale signs of termination for ETPs: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
There are three specific metrics by which investment managers can assess the viability of their products, Rainmaker Information says, and those that demonstrate all three have a significantly higher likelihood of failure. In the latest ETP Report from ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... are combined to produce outputs, declined over the 12 months to June 2025. MFP decreased by 0.5% over 2024-25, below the 20-year average of 0.4% growth per year and well below the 1.6% annual average increases between 1994-95 to 2003-04. At an industry ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has vented its frustration over ASIC's recommendations for financial advisers around self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), claiming some suggestions were not "done well at all." In INFO SHEET ...