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Yarra hunts for superior returns outside ASX giants

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... crowded, better corporate access, better access to information, the ability to do proprietary research is significantly stronger the further away you get from the 20 biggest companies," he said. The broader market also provides unique exposure for investors ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... professional year (PY) expectations and work patterns still push many out. "Practices that intentionally support women build a stronger talent pipeline. With women set to control or influence major intergenerational wealth, having advisers who reflect ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... and capital management practices - now have some access to capital, a historic advantage for retail funds. Funds with stronger new member growth and access to capital will be better positioned to serve their members in the future, as they can make the ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... superannuation tax and is seeking industry feedback. In its next step since the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 on March 10, Treasury is nutting out how the tax will be calculated and implemented. ...

Bain Capital to acquire Perpetual's wealth management unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... "This is a pivotal step in our strategy to simplify and transform Perpetual. Following completion, Perpetual will have a stronger balance sheet and more simplified business, focused on two core businesses, asset management and corporate trustee services ...

SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... data once again highlights the distinct performance profile of SMSFs. While APRA funds outperform SMSFs at the median, stronger upper-tail outcomes in the SMSF sector often lift average SMSF returns above their institutional counterparts," he said. "Our ...

Australians like AI, reluctant to trust it on financial decisions: Survey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... drops even further to 29% when it comes to investment management. The survey broadly found that Australians are seeking stronger safeguards, including clearer regulation, better data security and the ability to opt out of automated services before they ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... Low-Income Superannuation Tax Offset. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 on Tuesday evening with no amendments. In addition to Division 296, the bill also ...

Product showcase: Follow the leaders

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... stocks versus non-founder-led stocks has fatter tails. So, you can get disproportionately attractive returns from the stronger founders, but also disproportionately unattractive returns from the weaker ones," Ziller explains. "This is so much so that ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... artificial intelligence (AI). Longo said tokenisation at scale will require modernising financial system infrastructure, stronger collaboration between the private and public sectors, and a simpler regulatory and policy backdrop. Last year, the federal ...