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Equity Trustees places superannuation arm under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... it continues to face scrutiny over the Shield and First Guardian collapses, Equity Trustees has commenced a strategic review of its superannuation business. As part of its half year results announcement this morning, Equity Trustees said it is reviewing ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Qld securities dealer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... staffing, to provide the financial services under the licence's guidelines. ASIC said Pulse Markets can apply for a review of ASIC's decision. Pulse Markets is a Brisbane-based securities dealer and held an AFSL since 7 June 2002. On its website ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... Smoothed option. As of this month, FES Super has changed the name of the option from Smoothed to Balanced. It follows a review of the investment options, with the board having decided to no longer maintain a reserve to smooth fluctuations in investment ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... accounts across 901 products with almost 27,000 investment options across the industry." Over 2025, APRA undertook a review of the major platform trustees, which collectively represent approximately 95% of funds under management for platform products. ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... US$107.1 billion. On December 30, the United Nations General Assembly requested the pension board conduct a holistic review of the scheme. It will look at pension scheme designs, adjusting the existing scheme, and measures to lower contributions while ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... deal with private investors to drive the delivery of infrastructure projects. The recommendation was made as part of a review of the department's real estate holdings which looked at whether Defence estate was fit for purpose. There were 20 recommendations ...

WT Financial Group clear on 2026 strategy, rebrands retail advice arm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... team than what a relatively small business has," Cullen said. "We run a central advice team that conducts all the peer review of advice documents within our broader network. There are several members in the team, probably five or six of them, who are ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... retirement savings, super funds have been "slow to respond to evolving scams and fraud risks to members." "Our latest review of superannuation website content confirmed that super funds often lacked clarity, accessibility, and support for scam victims. ...

Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... Superannuation Tax Concessions policy. Meanwhile, in the longer term, CA ANZ wants the tax base reformed, a thorough review of all current retirement-related tax and transfer payments policies, including aged care subsidies, and super laws, in an equivalent ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh have tasked the Board of Taxation to undertake an independent review of the government's thin capitalisation reforms. Chalmers said the reforms target the excessive use of debt deductions ...