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Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... oppose a better retirement for low-income workers." Another broken promise The Opposition responded sternly during the second reading of the bill, highlighting some of the reforms' flaws. Deputy leader of the Opposition Jane Hume vented her concerns ...

ASIC has 'strong appetite' to hold boards to account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... remunerated, sometimes handsomely, to do their job, which requires real engagement with information provided to them." The second is that: "Directors cannot substitute reliance upon the advice of management for their own attention and examination of ...

Local custody industry surpasses $6tn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
Many custodians saw double-digit growth in their assets under custody in the second half of 2025, but none more so than BNP Paribas. Assets under custody in Australia grew to $6.2 trillion in the first half of FY26, an increase of 8.6% on the June 2025 ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... the firm. Mercer partner Craig Hughes is stepping down to take some downtime, with plans to return to the industry in the second half of 2026. "Working within, growing and then leading Mercer's OCIO business has been a wonderful experience," he said. ...

WT Financial Group focuses on B2B strategy as profits grow

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... Rushby Financial, and a further agreement to acquire accounting firm Fusion Partners. Following the establishment of the second Hubco entity, Select Advice, the initiative continues to progress several acquisitions including Legacy Planning with multiple ...

Australian Ethical unveils strong half-year results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... rollout of the Charles River system will ensure we have an enhanced investment platform, laying the foundations for our second growth engine - investment products beyond superannuation." Looking ahead, Australian Ethical will advance the next phase of ...

Strategic simplification lifts ClearView's profits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... single view of the customer and seamless back-end integration, with the first phase currently scheduled to roll out in the second half. The result also remains on track with FY26 guidance, subject to claims, lapse and expense assumptions being met in ...

GDG reports record FUM growth, eyes stronger second half

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... profit after tax growing 63% to $20.1 million in the period. The group is now targeting even better performance in the second half, it said. GDG's revenue jumped 35% to $88.4 million and has declared an interim dividend of 1.0 cent per share, fully franked. ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... of millions in penalties and remediation. ASIC secured a record $349.8 million in court-ordered civil penalties in the second half of 2025 following successful cases against some of Australia's largest companies and super trustees including ANZ, NAB ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... either cut or kept the cash rate on hold in the prior 17 consecutive meetings. "Some of the pick-up in inflation in the second half of 2025 was driven by increases in the prices of travel and fuel, which tend to be volatile; we expect the prices of these ...