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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Regal Partners has 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 ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... Determination which Interprac has paid. Interprac is receiving high-level legal advice as to its position and avenues of action on these matters," Crole said. "Interprac intends all avenues including engagement with Kings Counsel on these matters." Furthermore ...

Mason Stevens appoints chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Mason Stevens has named Leanne Taylor as chief investment officer as it continues its push into the high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) segments. Mason Stevens said the appointment reinforces its commitment to delivering institutional-grade ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
To ensure clients end up with a comfortable retirement, financial advisers prioritise providing a solid plan and boosting their superannuation literacy, a survey shows. Polling the audience at the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... that can creep in. It can be really subtle initially. Someone can still have capacity, but there could still be a criminal action that's going on."

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
The lack of asset-specific advice is increasing the advice gap for SMSFs in Australia, an expert said at the SMSF Association (SMSFA) Conference. During a panel discussion, Easy Super director Natalia Clack said she understood that financial advisers ...

Equity Trustees places superannuation arm under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... First Guardian matters. So far it has spent $1 million (net of insurance) on legal and advisory services to defend the action brought by ASIC in August last year and a further $1.1 million on improving its superannuation governance processes and responding ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... generation services and the nature of the arrangements. Where needed, ASIC said it will take disruptive and enforcement action. It comes on the back of the collapses of the First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund, both of which were spruiked ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... practices of some trustees. The gaps were in areas such as onboarding practices, monitoring of investment options, and remedial action where member outcomes are not being delivered," he said. The collapse of the two funds has affected 11,000 members ...

AMP profits fall as Alexis George prepares to step down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
AMP's statutory net profit took a hit as a result of the settlement of legacy class actions and its continuing business simplification process, coming in at $133 million, down from $150 million in FY24. However, underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) ...