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Super funds seek standardised 10-year past performance

Super funds seek standardised 10-year past performance

Major superannuation funds group, ASFA is urging ASIC to increase the standardised past performance benchmark from five to 10 years.
ASFA backs passage of Govt’s super tax package

ASFA backs passage of Govt’s super tax package

Big super group ASFA has provided case studies on the workings of Div 296 while urging quick passage of the legislation through parliament.
Investors broaden horizons amid ‘healthy’ tech correction

Investors broaden horizons amid ‘healthy’ tech correction

The moment the 493 "unloved" S&P 500 stocks that are not the Mag 7 have been waiting for has arrived: investors broadening their horizons.
Decline in bond income

Equities and fixed income to return less than expected

Binaya Dahal 12 February 2026

Funds Management

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Capital Group has trimmed its 20-year return outlook for equities and fixed income in its latest capital market assumptions (CMAs).

Rebound in property prices

Retail leads $49.8b commercial property surge

Binaya Dahal 12 February 2026

Property

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Australia’s commercial real estate market has staged a measured rebuild after stabilising asset values and stronger fund performance.

Banning

MWL adviser banned for 4 years over Shield

Mike Taylor 11 February 2026

Financial Planning

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ASIC has banned MWL Financial Services Adviser, Neil McPherson, for four years over advice given to clients around the Shield Master Fund.

Back to the future

Mulino’s MIS review is back to the future

Mike Taylor 11 February 2026

Financial Planning

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Assistant Treasurer, Daniel Mulino’s latest review of Managed Investment Schemes is really just a continuum of his predecessor’s 2023 effort.

Tax deductible post-it note

Call for periodic reviews of Govt levies

Mike Taylor 11 February 2026

Accounting

One Comment

The Federal Government should use its May Budget to finally make financial advice fees tax deductible while subjecting levies to review.

Elderly couple in retirement maze

Regulatory gaps fuelling ‘unlicensed’ aged care advice called out

Yasmine Raso 11 February 2026

Financial Planning

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A report has raised concerns over several older Australians receiving “inconsistent and inaccurate” aged care advice from “unlicensed” providers.

Rising arrow above super

Super kicks off 2026 in positive territory

Mike Taylor 11 February 2026

Superannuation

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Superannuation returns have kicked off 2026 in positive territory but below the levels recorded at the same time in 2025.


INDUSTRY NEWS

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

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…


Immigration

FAAA wants easier migration pathway for advisers

Mike Taylor 10 February 2026

Financial Planning

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The FAAA is urging an easier qualification pathway for foreign advisers pointing to an excessively long training gap.

Doom loop

The crushing real-world cost of advice regulation

Mike Taylor 9 February 2026

Financial Planning

6 Comments

Treasury has been warned of the increasing cost of advice regulation and the creation of a ‘doom loop’ of open-ended levy increases.

Funding

ASIC’s long track record of funding consumer groups

Mike Taylor 9 February 2026

Financial Planning

5 Comments

ASIC’s funding of a Super Consumers Australia web site to help Shield and First Guardian investors file complaints is part of a pattern.

Question of money

ASIC facing scrutiny over website funding

Mike Taylor 10 February 2026

Superannuation

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ASIC is likely to face Senate Estimates questioning tomorrow around its financial backing for a Super Consumers Australia website.

Green sign with Exit Strategy written in red and white

Blakey to exit as HESTA CEO

Mike Taylor 9 February 2026

Superannuation

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Long-serving HESTA chief executive, Debby Blakey is to retire in the second half of the year with a successor yet to be named.

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.

Green shoots on diminishing pile of coins

Australasia investors defy global retreat of ESG funds

Binaya Dahal 11 February 2026

Investment

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Morningstar’s latest data shows ESG funds in Australasia attracted an estimated $US400 million in net inflows in the fourth quarter of 2025.

RBA rate hike

Growth resurgence raises fresh interest rate concerns

Binaya Dahal 11 February 2026

Investment

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Schroders’ Adam Kibble says the delayed effects of price relief and ongoing fiscal support are reigniting global growth.

Macquarie Bank sign

Macquarie posts solid Q3

Mike Taylor 11 February 2026

Investment

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Macquarie’s Q3 trading performance has underlined the company’s ability to navigate volatile investment markets and shrug off mis-steps.