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Retirement confidence slides in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Australians are feeling less confident about retirement, with retiree confidence and pre-retirement preparedness falling sharply over the past six months. New research from Brighter Super found cost-of-living pressures, market volatility and global ...

Australia welcomes 25k to millionaires' club: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Australia's club of millionaires jumped by 25,000 last year thanks to booming property values and fat superannuation balances, according to the latest UBS Global Wealth Report. The number of Australian millionaires increased by 1.6% over the year ...

Natixis IM appoints head of wholesale distribution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) Australia has appointed former Yarra Capital Management executive Rommel Hacopian as head of wholesale distribution. The new hire comes as the global asset manager ramps up its expansion plans in Australia, including ...

Team Super welcomes new chief of staff

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Team Super has appointed a senior executive to oversee its operations and staff, working alongside chief executive Vasyl Nair. Nina Scott-Toms has joined the super fund as chief of staff, bringing two decades of experience across the financial services ...

ASIC ceases a further 26 authorisations after review

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
ASIC has completed the review on the Financial Advisers Register (FAR) relating to compliance with the qualifications standard that took effect on 1 January 2026, as adviser numbers plummeted below 15,000 entering the new financial year. The review ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) of Capital Guard after finding that it had engaged in dishonest conduct, including the selling of a fake bond and providing false documents to its auditor. ASIC said the licence was ...

ART, AustralianSuper deliver strong FY26 returns

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) and AustralianSuper have reported solid investment returns, with both funds crediting diversified portfolios and strong global equity markets for the performance despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty. ART's High ...

MySuper provides consistent returns for members: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
New data from Rainmaker Information found MySuper or default options continued to deliver consistent performances and returns for Australians, despite periods of uncertainty. According to the Rainmaker MySuper Index, which contains all MySuper and default ...

Australian Unity names new wealth chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Australian Unity has named the successor of Esther Kerr, who departed the organisation last year. Balaji Gopal will join the firm as chief executive and group executive for wealth and capital markets on August 24, replacing Adam Vise who has been in ...

Treasury publishes final report into the ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
The final report into the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox (ERS) has been published by Treasury with six recommendations being made. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the government would consider the recommendations and provide a response ...