Industry funds use Canadian PM visit to push investment diplomacy
If anyone needs a measure of the superannuation system’s growing clout in global geopolitics, look no further than Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to prioritise a meeting with industry super fund bosses in Sydney over meeting the Australian Prime Minister. It’s a reminder that in the face of an increasingly hostile relationship with the US, the so-called “middle power” nations are using pension capital to rewrite the rules.
March 05, 2026
The digital retirement advice tool ‘doing the work of 250 advisers’
Aware Super has driven a significant increase in the number of retired members drawing down more than the minimum amount from their account-based pensions, in the pilot phase of a new digital advice platform. The $210 billion profit-to-member fund expects the impact to be replicated when it makes the platform available to all members.
March 04, 2026
Multi-faceted advice solutions needed to solve retirement
Industry leaders believe face-to-face interactions and tailored advice are fundamental to closing the retirement advice gap, and that any solution must both increase the supply of human advisers and support them with smart technology to be more productive.
March 03, 2026
Opposition to CSLR ‘un-Australian’: Shield, First Guardian victim-turned-advocate
A leading advocate for Shield and First Guardian victims has told a room full of major super funds and their lobbyists that any opposition to the expansion of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort was not in the Australian spirit.
March 02, 2026
InterPrac-owner backtracks from ending cross-guarantee after ASIC pressure
Sequoia Financial Group, the owner of troubled InterPrac Financial Planning, has backtracked on plans to end its cross-guarantee between its three subsidiary licensees after pressure from ASIC.
March 02, 2026
Advice reform urged to protect Australians from scammers and fraudsters
Four major super, insurance and advice CEOs have called for advancing advice reforms, arguing it is critical for the industry to deliver appropriate advice and guidance at scale and adding capacity into the system, to prevent Australians from falling into the clutches of scammers and fraudsters.
February 27, 2026
Listed licensees see financial tailwinds despite industry disruption
The remaining ASX-listed licensees continue to be in strong financial health as demonstrated by their earnings this reporting season, despite industry disruption including stalled advice reforms and the aftermath of the Shield and First Guardian collapse.
February 27, 2026
Leaders urge punishment over new regulation in Shield, First Guardian aftermath
Leaders from across the financial advice ecosystem have used the Professional Planner Advice Policy Summit at the National Press Club in Canberra to call for stronger punishments for misconduct rather than adding to layers of regulation that were already ignored during the Shield and First Guardian collapse.
February 25, 2026
