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Australian Unity cops fine for TMD, DDO failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Australian Unity Funds Management (AUFM) admitted it breached design and distribution obligations (DDO) regarding its Select Income Fund and has been slapped with a $7.125 million fine by the Federal Court. Hundreds of retail investors were led to believe ...

Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
In its pre-budget submission, Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) has urged the government to lift additional licensing requirements for chartered accountants to assist in providing retirement advice. The submission highlighted the need to create new ...

Cbus urges young Aussies to 'build your something'

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Cbus has launched its Build your something campaign, encouraging young workers to consider their futures and eventual retirement. Research by Cbus found Aussies under 25-years old are motivated by practical guidance on saving, investing early and optimising ...

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 ...

BT, Challenger to deliver retirement income suite

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
BT Financial Group (BT) will expand its longstanding partnership with Challenger to deliver a range of retirement income solutions on BT Panorama. To be released in two stages, BT plans to launch a lifetime super feature in the second half of 2026. ...

Transfer balance cap to rise to $2.1m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
Following the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures this week, the superannuation transfer balance cap (TBC) will increase on July 1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed CPI rose to 3.8% in the 12 months to December 2025, up ...

Super brand tracker confirms golden status of AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
A new superannuation fund brand tracker is being rolled out, with some metrics measured producing interesting results. The new Brand Tracker by Conjointly tracks the brand performance of the nation's super funds, measuring things like aided awareness ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
ASIC penalised 28 self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors in the first half of FY26, including the cancellation of 22 registrations. ASIC said its action relates to breaches of obligations and standards, including failures to comply with auditing ...

Chalmers to focus on productivity, economic repair in 2026 Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said "cutting taxes, providing cost-of-living relief and getting the budget in better nick" are his priorities as the government turns its attention to the 2026 Federal Budget. "Our responsible economic management was brought ...

Australian United Investment merges with Diversified United Investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
Australian United Investment Company (AUI) has entered an implementation deed for a proposed merger with Diversified United Investment (DUI), to be implemented by way of scheme of arrangement. AUI is a listed investment company which specialises in ...