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HUB24 loans $78m to HTFS, beefs up ORFR reserves

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... enable better client outcomes," he said. Total revenue for FY26 rose to $501.1 million, up 23% annually, driven by the platform business and consistent revenue growth in Tech Solutions. Statutory NPAT of $120.2 million jumped by 51%, while underlying ...

Challenger lifts earnings fuelled by annuity sales

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Challenger has delivered a 3% increase in normalised net profit after tax to $468 million for FY26, alongside stronger annuity sales and a significant increase in shareholder returns. The result was supported by a 19% increase in annuity sales to $6.2 ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... Income for Life: Super+ (AGILE Super+) allows clients to invest directly using their super money, without requiring a platform, expanding the product to broader adviser and client market. Unlike platform-based implementation, clients can rollover their ...

Iress bets on AI as business transformation moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... Updating on Iress' partnership with Thoughtworks and its plans for Xplan, Russell said work is focused on making the platform faster and improving overall performance. "We've got some tactical improvements coming that advisers will notice, particularly ...

Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... non-recurring item, the group has maintained positive momentum across all three operating segments, including financial planning, platform administration and funds management. Funds under management, advice and administration surged over $1 billion to ...

Centuria Bass freezes private credit fund redemptions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Centuria Bass has temporarily paused redemptions and applications to two of its private credit funds, the Centuria Bass Credit Fund and the Bass Property Credit Fund, over increased redemption requests driven by concerns on borrower Bathla Group, a ...

Briefcase names head of growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Briefcase has appointed a new head of growth as it looks to expand its tax-aware direct indexing and ETF model portfolio capabilities for its financial intermediary partners. In this new role, Michael Hasten will work with advisers, family offices ...

Bell Financial Group profit surges 133%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... across 35 transactions during the period, while the transition of existing clients to the new Bell Potter Private Wealth platform and expansion of its investment advice offering generated $500 million in new client inflows. Funds under advice stood at ...

L1 Group backs former analyst's hedge fund venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... Advisors and believe the firm's differentiated investment approach is a strong addition to L1 Group's growing alternatives platform," Russell said. The PXC team is based at L1 Group's Melbourne headquarters and utilises L1 Group's trading, compliance ...

First Sentier expands Northern Trust mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... the investment scheme. By combining the Singapore transfer agency capabilities with Northern Trust's global operating platform, the mandate supports a "consistent, scalable and resilient" servicing framework. It will also align with First Sentier's broader ...