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Super funds leery of unfinished DBFO

Super funds leery of unfinished DBFO

Superannuation funds want to deliver more advice to more members but are conscious of the incomplete nature of the DBFO changes.
Govt maintains ORFR reluctance on Shield/First Guardian

Govt maintains ORFR reluctance on Shield/First Guardian

Despite the pleadings of Sequoia boss, Garry Crole, the Government has thus far steadfastly shown no liking for an ORFR approach to Shield.
Australian firms cut buybacks despite global surge

Australian firms cut buybacks despite global surge

Capital Group’s latest report finds global share buybacks reached record levels in 2025, but Australia bucked the trend with a 17.7% decline.
Brett Jollie

Ex-Aberdeen Australia chief to lead ethical fund manager

Yasmine Raso 26 March 2026

Funds Management

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Former country head of Aberdeen Asset Management, Brett Jollie, has joined the ranks of U Ethical as its newest chief executive.

Rising costs

Tech, compliance costs tighten financial firms’ budgets

Binaya Dahal 26 March 2026

Fintech

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Celent says financial firms’ face tougher spending decisions as technologies, compliance, and legacy systems absorbs much of the budget.

Lousie-Eyres

Australian Ethical strengthens super board with new appointment

Yasmine Raso 26 March 2026

Superannuation

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Australian Ethical’s board renewal program continues with the latest appointee to its Superannuation Board confirmed to be Louise Eyres.

Best interest rule

Is InterPrac sale in clients’ best interests?

Mike Taylor 25 March 2026

Financial Planning

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Major licensee heads and financial advisers are questioning whose interests are being best served by Sequoia’s sale of InterPrac.

Graphic of costs text riding a red arrow upwards

Original CSLR cost estimates wildly inadequate

Mike Taylor 25 March 2026

Financial Planning

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CSLR chief executive, David Berry has revealed the degree to which the scheme costs have far outstripped original estimates.

Mergers and acquisitions chess pieces

Morningstar backs Insignia sale to CC Capital

Mike Taylor 25 March 2026

Investment

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Research house, Morningstar has backed shareholder acceptance of CC Capital’s bid for Insignia Financial pointing to a “compelling premium”.

Seated businessman springs over tax

TPB’s draft sheet says AI won’t shift practitioners’ responsibility

Binaya Dahal 25 March 2026

Accounting

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The Tax Practitioners Board has released draft guidance on the use of AI and the Code of Professional Conduct for public consultation.


INDUSTRY NEWS

How to retire with confidence: what successful retirees know

Financial Newswire Contributor 15 March 2026

Industry News

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A confident retirement should be within reach for every Australian, but with longer lifespans and rising living costs, retirees face growing

TPD Severity – built for today’s realities

Financial Newswire Contributor 2 March 2026

Industry News

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TPD Severity offers a modern solution that blends seamlessly with existing TPD products, giving financial advisers a flexible, smarter, and more

Challenger

Is your retirement advice built to last?

Financial Newswire Contributor 10 February 2026

Industry News

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As Australians live longer, longevity risk is reshaping retirement advice. Our guide helps advisers build resilient retirement income plans.

Unlock faster underwriting for smoother approvals

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 February 2026

Industry News

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Experience the future of faster underwriting with digital PMARs and automated decisioning. Deliver enhanced precision, smarter processing, and quicker


Younger Australians drive support for extended families

Binaya Dahal 25 March 2026

Financial Planning

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AMP research shows younger Australians are increasingly open to multigenerational living model to share costs and manage financial pressures.

Prejudgement

InterPrac sale the result of a silent, non-legal squeeze

Mike Taylor 24 March 2026

Financial Planning

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With the courts yet to even hear many of ASIC’s charges related to Shield and First Guardian companies are already being commercially punished.

Telescope looking into past

Conquest’s modest punt on InterPrac

Mike Taylor 24 March 2026

Financial Planning

3 Comments

The man heading up Conquest Investment Partners, the firm acquiring InterPrac, John Pereira has not made headlines for more than a decade.

Investment laptop

10-20% reduction in platform super options predicted

Mike Taylor 24 March 2026

Superannuation

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New Mercer research is pointing to platforms being pressed to reduce their superannuation investment menus by as much as 25%.

Arrows showing old way and new way

Older Australians, high-earners switching to super platforms

Yasmine Raso 24 March 2026

Fintech

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New FSC data has debunked recent assertions made by the SMC over a “spike” in the number of Australians switching to super platforms.

Pay day inked on calendar

Lack of awareness, confidence ahead of payday super start

Yasmine Raso 24 March 2026

Superannuation

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New research commissioned by MLC has found Australians remain either unaware of the legislation or when it is scheduled to come into effect.

Gold prices

Investors’ rally around gold a ‘textbook’ safe haven move

Yasmine Raso 25 March 2026

Investment

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Investors have moved quickly to reap the ‘safe haven’ rewards offered by gold amid market volatility fuelled by tensions in the Middle East.

Man tripped by volatile markets

Volatility hands active pickers an edge on micro-caps

Binaya Dahal 24 March 2026

Investment

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Ellerston Capital’s Jack Briggs says recent market dislocations are opening attractive entry points across the small and micro-cap universe.

Artificial intelligence

AI job cuts driven by decade of over-hiring

Mike Taylor 23 March 2026

Investment

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Morningstar market strategist Lochlan Halloway says recent job cuts by Atlassian, Block and others may simply reflect a decade of over-hiring.