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Aussies remain 'positive' about retirement: Challenger

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... in retirement as one of the top three things impacted by the rising cost of living. "Today's retirees are the first generation having built significant superannuation savings. Yet, after decades of focusing on saving, many retirees find it surprisingly ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Ben Palmer, the former chief executive of GESB, has been appointed managing director and chief executive of a newly formed funds management business. Perth-based Affinity Capital Group has launched Affinity Funds Management, selecting Palmer to spearhead ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... Australia chief executive Xavier O'Halloran said reforms need to focus on preventing harm before it occurs. "Dodgy lead generation sales practices allowed the harm to spread at an industrial scale. Disrupting this business model should be the highest ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... taking the data during a police officer's shift and creating an automated report at the end of it. "It's not a revenue generation opportunity for the police department, but it's an improvement in the ability to resource and allocate those resources," ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... of bad actors, and losses that arise from normal market volatility or product underperformance," Treasury said. Lead generation under the spotlight Treasury proposes several areas of reforms under the Curbing lead generation activity consultation: making ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... at stake. Running in parallel are the enhancing member protections in the superannuation system consumers and lead generation consultations. All three consultations conclude on May 22.

Minchin Moore, Edney Ryan Wealth Management merge

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
Edney Ryan Wealth Management, the advice arm of Edney Ryan Group, will merge with Minchin Moore Private Wealth, operating under the latter's Australian financial services licence. Both firms are headquartered in Mosman, NSW, and will maintain a ...

AZ NGA plots regional NSW advice hub via new partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... Back said the group's motivation for partnering with AZ NGA was for growth and to support the development of the next generation of advisers in the practice. "AZ NGA stood out because we like their people and philosophy and share their views on where ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... involved. Blending families Arrow Private Wealth chair and chief investment officer Peter Leggett says the Baby Boomer generation has vastly different values from their parents before them. As he explains, Baby Boomers' parents lived through the ...

IP Group launches $50m cleantech fund with CEFC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
IP Group, which is backed by Hostplus, has launched the IP Group Climate Catalyst Fund alongside the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The fund will help scale Australian technologies that can decarbonise hard-to-abate industries, targeting a ...