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Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
In the six months from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025, the corporate watchdog received 9686 reports of misconduct (ROMs), raising 13,036 issues, new data from ASIC shows. ASIC said the increase in ROMs was driven largely by corporate governance concerns ...

Regal profits rise 65%, Pacific Current reports $11.7m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... delivered a full-year normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $160.5 million, up 65% from the year prior. In the year to 31 December 2025, Regal saw funds under management (FUM) increase 16% to $20.9 billion, supported by strong performance and positive ...

Centrepoint Alliance, Count see strong earnings growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... is a "continued" growth in managed accounts within its network, with FUM increasing 49% to $5.3 billion compared to 31 December 2024, which also reflected positive market conditions and the transition of Count portfolios. Underlying EBITA increased 19% ...

Quinbrook expands Australian focus with two new executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... focus in Australia, including advancement of the proposed Gladstone State Development Area (GSDA) Energy Hub Project in December 2025. Additionally, Quinbrook has appointed Tom Wray as senior director in the UK, to strengthen Quinbrook's UK capability ...

OneVue adviser exits dents Praemium's FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... outflows mostly related to financial advisers from OneVue exiting after it finalised the acquisition of the platform last December. The group reported a total of $70.5 billion in funds under administration (FUA), up nearly 14%, in the first half of the ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... disruption risk. That gets done on origination, but each loan is then reassessed each quarter," he explains. As at 31 December 2025, around 88% of software and technology borrowers in the broader MSPC universe were assessed as low or neutral AI risk ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... pricing." Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said the "solid gain" in employment following the strong rise in December confirms the labour market is positive news. "The ongoing strength in the labour market data is consistent with a modest strengthening ...

HUB24 posts record HY inflows, advisers on platform jump by 8%

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... provide them access to best of breed solutions and empower them to grow and operate sustainable businesses," it said. As of December 2025, HUB24 had 5277 advisers actively using the platform out of the total 15,400 Australian adviser market. HUB24 expects ...

ASIC fines Fundhost for misleading fund performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... performance of the Polen Capital Focus Growth Strategy Fund and the fund against the MSCI ACWI Net Total Return Index since 31 December 2014, based on data that was updated monthly by Fundhost. ASIC said the performance chart combined the performance ...

Centrepoint offloads lending solutions business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... of $6.2 million, up 17% year on year, based on unaudited numbers. Centrepoint had 588 licensed advisers at the end of December 2025.