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FAAA warns PC against removing vital protections

FAAA warns PC against removing vital protections

The Productivity Commission has been warned that despite the need to reduce regulation key protections should remain for financial planning.
AMP, Vanguard and CFS top super returns

AMP, Vanguard and CFS top super returns

Australian superannuation funds defied volatility to post strong financial year returns, but the major retail funds did better than most.
Integro hires Marilyn Hearne to oversee operations

Integro hires Marilyn Hearne to oversee operations

Integro Private Wealth's Justin Gilmour said the appointment is part of a broader suite of new hires across all levels of the firm.
Man caught between divergent arrows

A Challenging Macro Mix: FY 2026/27

Financial Newswire Contributor 7 July 2026

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Evidentia’s Gareth Aird writes that while much has changed in 12 months investors will be rewarded by maintaining diversified portfolios.

Barings launches two private credit funds in APAC

BlackRock mid-year review weighs APAC AI opportunities

Mike Taylor 7 July 2026

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BlackRock has used its Midyear Global Outlook to explain the strategic thinking behind its investment approach to artificial intelligence.

Three balls v one big ball

Rotation from Big Tech to extend further: deVere

Binaya Dahal 7 July 2026

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Nigel Green said investors are witnessing the beginning of one of the most important capital reallocations since the post-pandemic recovery.

Escala Tracey McNaughton

Is super the Govt’s inevitable infrastructure partner?

Mike Taylor 7 July 2026

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Superannuation funds will likely be infrastructure funders despite the contradiction between Govt imperatives and super trustee obligations.

Market correction

Tax policy overhaul gives rise to ‘unique’ housing correction

Yasmine Raso 7 July 2026

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It has taken not even two months since the Federal Budget was delivered for Australia’s housing market to set a course for correction.

Cards and poker chips

RBC BlueBay sees casino psyche gripping chip stocks

Binaya Dahal 7 July 2026

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RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s CIO Mark Dowding said it seems we have all become addicted to short-term dopamine hits.

Sustainability Reimagined: TAL’s new approach to TPD affordability

Content Partnership 6 July 2026

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TPD insurance premiums have risen in recent years, adding to the financial pressure Australians are already facing from higher living costs.


INDUSTRY NEWS

Longer lives need stronger income certainty

Financial Newswire Contributor 30 June 2026

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Australians are living longer, working differently, and carrying more financial complexity into retirement. So, guaranteed income is becoming key in..

In a world without bank hybrids, what’s next for income investors?

Financial Newswire Contributor 23 June 2026

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As bank hybrids are being phased out, many investors are seeking new ways to generate reliable income. And subordinated debt is stepping in.

Trade Finance whitepaper: Access uncorrelated alpha potential

Financial Newswire Contributor 5 June 2026

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Trade finance has demonstrated resilience across global shocks, combining short‑duration, self‑liquidating structures with historically low volatility

Investing Across the Bond Market Cycle

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 June 2026

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With government debt at record highs, what other areas of the bond market could potentially enhance a portfolio’s defensive characteristics?


Ticket stubs with the wording The Blame Game! on them

Good advisers punished for sins of others

Financial Newswire Contributor 6 July 2026

Financial Planning

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Andy Semple describes himself as the boss of a small financial advice licensee and is calling it as he sees it on the still rising CSLR levy.

ejected

26 ‘unqualified’ advisers ejected from FAR

Mike Taylor 6 July 2026

Financial Planning

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Twenty-six people have found themselves ejected from the Financial Advisers Register for being insufficiently qualified.

Young man breaks shackles

Younger CFP cohort grows as AI reshapes advice

Binaya Dahal 6 July 2026

Financial Planning

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Financial Planning Standards Board’s new report shows almost two-thirds of people who achieved the CFP certification in 2025 were under 40.

Senior leadership appointment

Former ALP Deputy Treasurer appointed APRA deputy chair

Mike Taylor 6 July 2026

Superannuation

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Former ALP Deputy Treasurer, David Bradbury has been appointed as an APRA deputy chair with responsibility for superannuation oversight.

Big shark amid little sharks

Consequences of APRA’s bigger is better mantra

Mike Taylor 2 July 2026

Superannuation

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For half a decade APRA maintained a mantra that bigger is better where super funds are concerned – the consequences are becoming clear.

Ring fenced piggy banks

SMSF Assoc seeks LRBA carve-out

Mike Taylor 2 July 2026

Superannuation

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The SMSF Association is seeking to argue the case in Canberra for a carve-out for SMSFs using LRBAs for new residential property.

Alternatives offer opportunity for consistent income

Challenger unveils new suite of annuity-backed notes

Yasmine Raso 6 July 2026

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Challenger has launched a new annuity-backed notes program, building off the success of its “unique-to-market” ASX-listed LiFTS Notes.

Damien Hennessy Zenith

A year in review – and what a year it was!

Mike Taylor 2 July 2026

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Zenith Investment Director and Head of Asset Allocation, Damien Hennessy reflects on the factors which impacted investment in 2025/26.

JANA reunites former BT execs to bolster wealth team

Binaya Dahal 2 July 2026

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JANA Investment Adviser has reunited former BT Financial Group executives Zac Leman and Paul La Macchia in its wealth team.