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Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... benefits in these cases fairer and more consistent and ensuring payments are not delayed. In all, the paper seeks feedback on whether a forfeiture-like rule should be established in relation to super death benefits, and three distinct policy options ...

Advice remains profitable for those who prepare: Centurion Market Makers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... buyer. There are also geographic factors to consider, with regional practices typically valued for less, depending on whether they're in a significant regional centre. The age profile of clients also remains important to valuations. Centurion Market ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... main game" has peaked. "We're also meant for a more volatile world economy. Our world is more ripe for disruption, whether those disruptions are caused by technology or by climate change or by geopolitics. This is a world where we're going to ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... appropriate. "At present, the financial advice sector is paying for client losses related to MIS collapses, irrespective of whether failures also occurred within the MIS. This anomalous situation urgently needs to be resolved, to ensure the sustainability ...

Iress sticks to simplification plan, will consider "bona fide" takeover bids

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... the year to 24 cents her share. Last year, it began looking for suitors to potentially acquire the business. It assessed whether a change-of-control could deliver compelling and certain value for shareholders, but said no such offer has been received. ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... 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 be cowered into letting Trump get his way. It was not," he said. He added that trading partners ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said. "Focus now shifts to the January CPI release next week, with markets watching whether the firmer-than-expected labour backdrop is feeding into inflation via capacity constraints. "So, any upside surprise could ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... pension reinstated to the full amount. It is not the Commutation that is in contention, it is the Commutation factor, and [whether] is it applicable to us. If it is, let's have it paid. If it's not, let everybody be clearly notified as to why it is not," ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... annual SMSFA Conference in Adelaide. In the report, ASIC urged advisers to use professional judgement when determining whether a self-managed super fund is the right option. "Now, in our view, it is very difficult to use professional judgement if you ...

First half steady, net inflows positive for Fiducian

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... strategies experienced sharp declines in risk assets or equity investments. "[We] believe, may be due to investor doubts about whether prior significant rises in technology asset valuations could be maintained," said Singh. "However, these were partially ...