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FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... education, food and a high-quality lifestyle," Leggett says. "The values of the custodians of this great wealth at this point in time are also living significantly longer, and so many of their parents are now in their 80s and in their 90s, and they're ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... with annual contributions near $160 billion and withdrawals around $120 billion, Australia is approaching the inflection point where retirement overtakes accumulation. "Decumulation has moved to the centre of the retirement agenda. The question is no ...

Fidante shutters Ox Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Douglas Huey and Alan Zhang launched the boutique as co-founders, having spent some time at Platinum Asset Management at one point in their careers. They are joined by analysts Jesse Singh and Kate Goodwin. Lai said the decision reflects the level of ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
Total household wealth rose by 2.5%, or $453.7 billion, in the December quarter 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The main reason for the rise was driven by increased property values the value of residential land and dwellings ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... 'Well, there's an adviser in the picture, so as trustees we have a diminished role'. Longo, however, failed to point out the speck in ASIC's eye. Nevertheless, ASIC has copped scathing criticisms that it too was too slow and did not do ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
Montgomery Investment Management has cut ties with Polen Capital, with the latter's responsible entity opting to terminate its funds after five years of underperformance. Polen Capital first entered the local wholesale market in 2021 through a partnership ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
Morningstar said recent layoffs by Australian companies are being made from a high starting point, where in the past decade hiring could have outpaced the needs of the business. Atlassian recently laid off 10% of its workforce impacting 1600 jobs. Block ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) warns that with the tremors of geopolitical tensions already being felt, the vulnerabilities of the US and UK private credit markets could spill over to Australia. In its latest Financial Stability Review report ...

Treasury downgrades productivity assumptions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... potential growth in the near term," he said. "This change alone means GDP is now likely to be a quarter to half a percentage point weaker in the middle years of the forward estimates. A small change in a forecast, but it tells a bigger story. Not primarily ...

You can't manage what you can't measure: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... career pathway perspective, we're actually seeing these individuals more and more, and it becomes a path on to the next point." Chatfield said Vanguard is on the lookout for talent that has the attributes and critical thinking skills of data scientists ...