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FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
The central highlands of Victoria teem with lush Eucalytpus regnans or mountain ash, the world's tallest flowering plants, which are also native to Tasmania. Researchers from the Australian National University found that mountain ash also possesses ...

APRA moves to cut regulatory burden

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is seeking to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden while maintaining prudential standards designed to support productivity and long-term financial stability. The regulator has outlined its approach ...

Magellan shuts down Vinva global equity retail funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Magellan Asset Management is shuttering two Vinva global equity funds, active systematic retail strategies, two years after they were brought to market. Reaching $165.3 million in assets under management at the end of August, Magellan, as responsible ...

MA Financial launches $500m fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
MA Financial Group is bringing a new retail real estate fund to life, as it continues to increase its footprint with the acquisition of a 50% stake in a Melbourne shopping district for $327.5 million. The launch of the MA Large Format Retail Fund follows ...

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Amid a rapidly evolving regulatory space, and the need to keep pace with innovation, financial advice has been thrown into a dynamic environment that's always changing. As a result, the sector requires constant support to remain compliant and keep ...

Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Hejaz's Islamic Super and Pension products will be terminated as a fallout from Equity Trustees ditching the superannuation trustee business. The latter, however, says otherwise. Hejaz Islamic Super had 2600 members and more than $98 million in ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Consider a situation where a financial adviser believes an investment is no longer suitable for their clients. Perhaps a fund manager is underperforming or a stock held directly by clients needs to be sold. In the past, advisers would often have to ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...

First Guardian victims advance in case against InterPrac

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Two victims of the First Guardian Master Fund linked to InterPrac Financial Planning, who collectively lost $465,000, have won a small victory in the Federal Court. Justice Beach on August 13 ordered InterPrac to pay the sums, which were calculated ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
For much of Australia's compulsory superannuation era, investing for retirement has been built on a quiet understanding: contribute consistently, trust professional fund managers and allow time to do the work. For a growing number of younger Australians ...
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