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Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... reform could consequently lower the standard for advisers, claiming that the government may have "brought the pendulum too far back the other way." "My concern with that is all that hard work we've tried to do as a sector to insert confidence and raise ...

Equity Trustees places superannuation arm under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Services division. The group said its results were impacted by costs associated with the Shield and First Guardian matters. So far it has spent $1 million (net of insurance) on legal and advisory services to defend the action brought by ASIC in August ...

Challenger results a 'headline miss'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... share buyback, subject to market conditions and regulatory approval. This will likely disappoint, with investors expecting far more than that," Ord Minnett said. Challenger chief executive Nick Hamilton said the first half result demonstrates "strong ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... publicly quoted fixed income, 10% real assets, 5% private equity and 5% private credit. The FIF is a longer-term fund and has so far received about $23 billion in contributions from the government. For the ICNF, the benchmark is 100% fixed income which ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... every day to protect their clients. FIIG wasn't - and they put thousands of clients at risk. "In this case, the consequences far exceeded what it would have cost FIIG to implement adequate controls in the first place." This marks the first time the Federal ...

Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
Unveiling several updates, Allianz Retire+ has slashed fees for its retirement income product AGILE to 0.30% p.a. as well as the wait period to commence the lifetime income. The product fee has dropped from 0.80% p.a. while the wait time to commence ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... The paper also recommends introducing financial planning specialisation categories on the ASIC Financial Advisers Register (FAR), to more effectively identify licensed advisers. Supporting enhanced regulatory measures on advisers, Aged Care Steps also ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Global private equity firm KKR is injecting $603 million into HMC's Energy Transition Platform, marking its second climate-related investment in Australia. The commitment will last seven years and is expected to generate a 14% p.a. return. It will be ...

Deadline approaches for Shield, First Guardian victims

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... provide detailed information and self-help tools for those who invested and lost their super in Shield and First Guardian. So far, fewer than 2000 of the roughly 11,000 Australians who invested in the two schemes have lodged complaints with the Australian ...

WT Financial Group clear on 2026 strategy, rebrands retail advice arm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... Cullen said the only thing that will fix the advice supply-demand imbalance is reforms to the education standards. "But as far as our network is concerned, the retail business enables us to recruit people that are either still studying or doing their ...