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New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Super Members Council (SMC) has launched a national education program, urging young Australians to start looking after their superannuation savings. The 'Look after your super' initiative uses the concept of the golden super goose to help Australians ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Three former IFM Investors executives have launched Black Kite Partners, a private equity investment manager with backing from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Magellan Financial Group will take its current 36% ownership in Barrenjoey Capital Partners all the way, inking a deal worth $906 million to merge the two firms. Under the new entity, Brian Benari will become the group chief executive. Sophia Rahmani ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Iran was hit by joint strikes from the United States and Israel over the weekend, after talks between the US and Iran over nuclear capabilities broke down. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in the conflict, and Iran ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
New research from Super Members Council (SMC) has revealed an "alarming spike" in the number of Australians with very small super balances and no pre-existing advice relationship taking part in super switching. The SMC research said these small-balance ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
Victory Capital, the $323.2 billion NASDAQ listed asset manager, has made another takeover bid for Janus Henderson, providing a higher value offer than Trian Fund Management. Calling it a "best-of-both-worlds" proposal, Victory Capital said Janus Henderson ...

Persistent inflation will mean two rate hikes from RBA: Barrenjoey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
The Australian economy is dealing with persistent inflation that will require two rate hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), according to Barrenjoey head of economic forecasts Johnathan McMenamin. Speaking on the 2026 Financial Standard Economic ...

WT Financial Group focuses on B2B strategy as profits grow

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... 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, an increase from $106.1 million in the ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
US President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address this week to announce a new retirement plan open to US workers. Trump said that since he took office the typical 401(k) balance has grown by "at least US$30,000". "That's a lot of money. ...

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. ...