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Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... accounts across 901 products with almost 27,000 investment options across the industry." Over 2025, APRA undertook a review of the major platform trustees, which collectively represent approximately 95% of funds under management for platform products. ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... US$107.1 billion. On December 30, the United Nations General Assembly requested the pension board conduct a holistic review of the scheme. It will look at pension scheme designs, adjusting the existing scheme, and measures to lower contributions while ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... deal with private investors to drive the delivery of infrastructure projects. The recommendation was made as part of a review of the department's real estate holdings which looked at whether Defence estate was fit for purpose. There were 20 recommendations ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... team than what a relatively small business has," Cullen said. "We run a central advice team that conducts all the peer review of advice documents within our broader network. There are several members in the team, probably five or six of them, who are ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... retirement savings, super funds have been "slow to respond to evolving scams and fraud risks to members." "Our latest review of superannuation website content confirmed that super funds often lacked clarity, accessibility, and support for scam victims. ...

Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... Superannuation Tax Concessions policy. Meanwhile, in the longer term, CA ANZ wants the tax base reformed, a thorough review of all current retirement-related tax and transfer payments policies, including aged care subsidies, and super laws, in an equivalent ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh have tasked the Board of Taxation to undertake an independent review of the government's thin capitalisation reforms. Chalmers said the reforms target the excessive use of debt deductions ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... formal letter imposing further conditions to their professional body. The named SMSF auditors have the right to seek review of ASIC's decisions through a request to ASIC or the Administrative Review Tribunal. Currently, Morey and Yianni have requested ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... the impact the role of medical practices in responding to underwriting requests. "This might mean a much more careful review of patient files before responding to underwriting requests. This could lead to delays in doctors responding to requests for ...

Former UGC adviser's appeal against ASIC ban accepted

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... Statement of Advice. The banning took effect on 15 January 2025. However, shortly after the announcement, Petrovic sought a review of the decision with the Administrative Review Tribunal to reduce his banning order to three years. In the application ...