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Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... competitive remuneration to attract and retain the talent essential for governance, resilience, and sustainable growth." In general, for the financial services industry, the hiring demand was listed as 'high', meaning businesses have reported ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... advisers from aligned to independent licensees, diversified wealth groups separating from their advice businesses and a general reduction in the number of advisers. "These market dynamics are creating a favourable environment for leading platforms such ...

Centrepoint offloads lending solutions business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... include commercial and equipment finance. In 2012, Astute launched the financial planning arm of the group. It also offers general insurance and a health insurance product. Astute director Brad Wood said: "Astute is pleased to deepen its partnership ...

Kapstream launches ASX-listed investment trust

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Kapstream Capital, the subsidiary of Janus Henderson Investors, will launch a listed investment trust on the ASX to meet growing demand for income products. Kapstream Investment Trust (KIT) is expected to be listed under the ticker 'KIT' in ...

Acenda completes C-suite with fresh appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... change. Miller joins Acenda from Westpac where he held a range of senior executive and human resources roles. These included general manager, human resources for the bank's Australian and New Zealand retail operations, general manager, human resources ...

Bullish on AI? Don't buy US tech: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... of the investment, even though the technology changes the economy," he said. Davis said this happens because with any general-purpose technology - which AI is - it is making other companies outside of Silicon Valley more productive. "What we learn is ...

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... equities and alternative assets. Before his five years with JANA, Langham worked at Ernst & Young as an assistant manager in general accounting and insurance advisory in the Cape Town and Melbourne offices. His move to Frontier breaks new ground. It ...

Legalsuper makes additions to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... served as CareSuper's chief member officer, a role he exited in August 2025. He has also previously served as executive general manager, marketing and digital at TelstraSuper. "Jean-Luc brings a considerable depth of experience across superannuation ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) released its half year results today, seeing profits rise to $5.4 billion. As part of is H1 report, the major bank gave an update on its ongoing superannuation and advice-related class actions. CBA said it still ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... place." This marks the first time the Federal Court has imposed civil penalties for cyber security failures under the general AFSL obligations, which she said sets a clear expectation regarding cyber resilience. "Clients entrust licensees with sensitive ...