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More M&A amid AI buildouts, heightened costs: Fidelity International

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... Noriyuki Takizawa said. "Larger players may therefore seek consolidation to strengthen their AI implementation capabilities. Overall sector valuations are meaningfully cheaper than they were two to three months ago." Practicum equity analyst and portfolio ...

Actuaries Institute proposes pre-set pension for retirees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... taxed at 15%, to pension phase where earnings are generally tax-free. "These policy suggestions are intended to improve overall retirement outcomes while leaving space for innovation and competition between funds," Callil said. "It should be easy for ...

Australian Ethical bleeds $500m amid geopolitical tension

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... Despite the launch of its Growth Opportunities Fund to strengthen it private markets offering to wholesale investors, overall net flows for retail and wholesale investments were -$10 million in the period. Investment performance was also impacted by ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... looking to inorganically grow their client base will have to pay slightly more for a book now, but valuations have stalled overall, according to Radar Results. In its latest price guide, Radar Results said demand for financial planning businesses continues ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... well-positioned to take advantage of that, enabling it to invest in less liquid assets while still being able to manage its overall liquidity requirements. "The second reason is around value creation through active management. We obviously try to choose ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... in all cases appropriate consultation with relevant staff is being undertaken before decisions about roles are made. "Overall, the agency's costs and staffing levels are appropriate for the scale and complexity or our investment objectives, but we ...

Aussies remain 'positive' about retirement: Challenger

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... retirees. The third annual Challenger Retirement Happiness Index, which surveyed over 2000 Australians aged 60 and over, found overall happiness remains strong, with this year's index (69.5) climbing a little higher since last year (68.9). But the rising ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. One of the key recommendations is for the Life Code to contain "a new overall industry commitment" to deal appropriately with customers experiencing mental health conditions to be pushed at the ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... loss alone, including where losses are assessed across individual products rather than by reference to the consumer's overall portfolio position." Treasury poses a key policy question of if the 'but for' approach needs to be changed and if so, how to ...

Div 296 requires fixing before finalisation: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... not marginal cases - they are real, foreseeable scenarios that undermine the integrity of the regime as a personal tax." Overall, Burgess said the discussion with Treasury was constructive, with a shared focus on ensuring the rules are workable in practice. ...