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Sequoia adviser numbers still in decline

Sequoia adviser numbers still in decline

Sequoia Financial Group has seen 55 financial advisers drop off its registration on the Financial Adviser Register since October last year.
DBFO now in legislative back seat

DBFO now in legislative back seat

The Government's efforts to plug the loopholes which gave rise to the Shield and First Guardian collapses have disrupted the DBFO timetable.
VanEck adds new cash offering to active ETF line-up

VanEck adds new cash offering to active ETF line-up

VanEck's latest active ETF launch responded to adviser demand, bringing to market a new cash product that leverages its credit capabilities.

BTC Markets CEO hunt ends with Dobbins promotion

Binaya Dahal 6 February 2026

Investment

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BTC Markets has promoted Lucas Dobbins to the top job, ending a nine-month search for its new CEO after Caroline Bowler stepped down last May.

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JANA deepens investment grade debt research via new senior hire

Yasmine Raso 6 February 2026

Funds Management

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JANA has poached Mercer’s former Head of Fixed Income, Daniel Park, to spearhead its investment grade debt research function. 

MLC bolsters corporate super team with new appointment

Binaya Dahal 6 February 2026

Superannuation

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MLC Super has appointed James Sinclair as senior manager in its corporate super team to drive growth in the institutional and employer markets.

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ASIC financially backs Super Consumers on Shield, First Guardian

Mike Taylor 5 February 2026

Financial Planning

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ASIC has revealed it has financially backed a new web site aimed at prompting more consumers to lodge claims around Shield and First Guardian.

accusation

Industry funds open new front on conflicted remuneration

Mike Taylor 5 February 2026

Financial Planning

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The industry superannuation funds were fundamental to changing adviser remuneration and are now lining up to change the investment ecosystem.

Cost Benefit

FAAA canvasses Govt cost-recovery scheme for CSLR

Mike Taylor 5 February 2026

Financial Planning

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The FAAA has urged the Govt to financially back a cost recovery scheme to help underpin the viability of the CSLR.

Investment team work with pie

Unlisted funds dominate product launches despite ETF focus

Binaya Dahal 5 February 2026

Investment

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APIR’s new data shows that unlisted managed funds continue to dominate Australia’s product pipeline despite attention growing on ETFs.


INDUSTRY NEWS

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

Mocktail, anyone? Investing across demographic trends

Financial Newswire Contributor 24 November 2025

Industry News

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Mirova’s Jens Peers explores the generational trends shaping investment opportunities within the demographic transition.

TPD Severity: A Smarter way to protect your clients

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 November 2025

Industry News

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Industry-wide, Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) claims have risen sharply in recent years. At Acenda, we recognise this has created challenges…

Why Durability Matters in Private Credit & How La Trobe Financial Sets the Standard

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 November 2025

Industry News

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In private credit, innovation matters, but lasting success relies on resilience and reliable performance in challenging market conditions.


Senior appointment

AZ NGA elevates Jacobsen to operations chief role

Yasmine Raso 5 February 2026

Financial Planning

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The CEO of AZ NGA-backed Vital Business Partners, Nathan Jacobsen, has been appointed the group’s new Chief Operating Officer.

Information

Call to give advisers ‘read-only’ ATO portal access

Mike Taylor 4 February 2026

Financial Planning

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The ATO’s concerns about financial adviser access to the tax portal over misplaced and read-only access is sensible, expedient says IFPA.

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New ASIC chair is, first and foremost, a lawyer

Mike Taylor 4 February 2026

Financial Planning

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ASIC struggles to employ enough staff with deep financial services experience and its next chair, Sarah Court, is first and foremost a lawyer.

Roy Morgan super

Super returns deliver record member satisfaction

Mike Taylor 5 February 2026

Superannuation

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New data from Roy Morgan has confirmed the degree to which resilient super returns are driving record member confidence in superannuation.

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ASIC says super trustees fall short on scams, fraud

Mike Taylor 4 February 2026

Superannuation

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ASIC has sent a strong message to super fund trustees to pick up their act on frauds and scam prevention finding falling behind banks.

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CBUS campaign to address members’ needs across age cohorts

Yasmine Raso 3 February 2026

Superannuation

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New research from CBUS Super has formed the basis of a new campaign seeking to address members’ diverse financial needs.

Rising debt push investors toward EMD

US Fed’s shadow over emerging markets lifts

Binaya Dahal 5 February 2026

Investment

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The constraint which forced emerging markets to prioritise currency stability over domestic growth has eased alongside US Fed rates.

‘No real choice but to pull the trigger’: Market reacts to RBA hike

Yasmine Raso 4 February 2026

Investment

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Market consensus has determined that while inflation had backed the RBA into a corner, the economy is still showing few signs of slowing down.

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Rising volatility revives case for absolute return investing

Binaya Dahal 4 February 2026

Investment

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Janus Henderson says opportunities have opened up on both sides after more than a decade of markets rewarding a “long first” mindset.