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Fidelity expands ESG role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... and Investments) before settling in Australia. Jaramillo is a non-executive director at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia and served on the PRI Stewardship Advisory Committee from 2017 to 2021. She is also a former member of the Taxonomy ...

FAAA urges inclusion of advisers on occupational shortage list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has made a submission to the Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) consultation on the 2026 Occupation Shortage List Stakeholder Survey. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said there is "substantial evidence" ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... 'relatively modest' impact on housing prices, with little change to supply. It was also supported by the Housing Industry Association, which said taxing investors funding the development of more rental properties only worsens housing affordability and ...

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... in global equities compared to 24% for advised investors. Recent research from the University of Adelaide and SMSF Association found SMSFs underperformed APRA-regulated funds by 1.04% in FY24, noting this tends to be the case in times of strong market ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... barriers for both aspiring advisers and existing professionals trying to meet the requirements." Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood said: "On behalf of our members, we will be carefully reviewing these proposals ...

Perpetual CIO jumps to Pinnacle

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... accounts plans. It is understood that Lidbury is on gardening leave until August. His exit from Perpetual ends a 15-year association with the firm, during which he led its investment team for the past 18 months. David Blunt, previously head of growth ...

SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... the bottom 25% of SMSFs achieved returns of up to just 1.9% compared to 8% for the bottom 25% of APRA funds. SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess said the findings demonstrate the long-term strength and resilience of the SMSF sector; in the ...

Aussie super funds eye global partnerships at US summit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... Investors, AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust (ART), CareSuper, Cbus, HESTA, Rest and UniSuper. Leaders from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Super Members Council (SMC) will also join the funds. The agenda will ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... and around 550,000 young people under the age of 30." The announcement was welcomed by the industry, including the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), which collectively commended the bill will unfreeze LISTO to level the playing ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... Interests First (PMIF) reforms result in $670 million in foregone death benefits each year, new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows. Seven years since the two pieces of legislation took effect, ASFA estimated ...