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New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... super goose, SMC said, is developed to tackle the barrier of young Australians fully grasping the transformative long-term power of compound investment returns. By conceptualising super as a living asset that grows when it's cared for, the initiative ...

CFS cuts ties with Otivo, launches own super advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has ceased its partnership with digital advice technology provider Otivo less than two years after joining forces, opting instead to launch an in-house offering called Super Advice. As of February 23, the Otivo digital advice ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... assault the global trading system through tariffs was always legally dubious. "US Presidents simply don't have the legal power to wield tariffs as a weapon of global coercion in the way Trump desires - the only question is whether the Supreme Court would ...

Quinbrook expands Australian focus with two new executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... the Brisbane office and has more than 20 years' experience in energy and infrastructure investments across gas, LNG, power, renewables, storage and large-scale infrastructure. He was most recently chief commercial officer at LD Energy, an Australian ...

OneVue adviser exits dents Praemium's FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Praemium has lost $827 million in gross outflows mostly related to financial advisers from OneVue exiting after it finalised the acquisition of the platform last December. The group reported a total of $70.5 billion in funds under administration (FUA) ...

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... electricity and natural gas. Based in Scenic Rim, an agricultural region in southern Queensland, the facility will produce power which will be used for Queensland's industry and transport along with sustainable fertiliser for farmers. QIC chief executive ...

HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... just supporting more dignified retirements, we are enabling active participation in the economy through increased spending power," Blakey added. HESTA's also recommended employment income be removed from the income test for those who have already ...

HNWs, retirees key battlegrounds for platforms: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
The race to deliver the best solutions for financial advisers catering to the high-net-worth (HNW) and retiree segments will set platform providers apart, according to SuitabilityHub. The annual Platform Market Wrap Report revealed HNWs are the "strategic ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... that "trustees are the only part of the chain of involvement in the Shield and First Guardian situation that APRA has the power to regulate." "To be clear, APRA does not regulate and could not have regulated Shield and First Guardian, which were managed ...

Nuveen takes over Schroders for $20bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
TIAA's Nuveen will acquire UK fund manager Schroders for $20 billion (£9.9bn) to create a $3.5 trillion (US$2.5tn) powerhouse. Nuveen has nearly $2 trillion (US$1.4tn) in assets under management, while Schroders has $1.6 trillion (US$1.1tn). Schroders ...