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AMP profits fall as Alexis George prepares to step down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... transition, with our chief financial officer Blair Vernon taking on the role of chief executive when I step down at the end of March. "With a proud heritage of helping people retire with confidence, innovative products and solutions and a strong balance ...

ASIC inquiry an 'inflection' point for ASX: Lofthouse

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... to $106.4 million. ASX declared a fully franked interim dividend per share of 101.8 cents - dipped 8.3% - will be paid on March 23. Capital expenditure guidance remains unchanged, it said, with FY26 expenditure expected to be between $170 million and ...

RBA veteran leads AOFM review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... the review's culmination, the Secretary to the Treasury will receive a report of the findings and any recommendations by March 31.

Alexander Funds' chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
Boutique fixed income manager Alexander Funds is searching for a new chief executive as the incumbent prepares to depart. Rachel Shirley, who is also the firm's co-founder, was appointed to the top job in 2022 after serving as chief operating officer ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... with no admission of liability. The settlement is subject to court approval and has been listed for an approval hearing 25 March 2026. CBA also settled one of its advice class actions. The action was filed in 2020 against Commonwealth Financial Planning ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... saw the private data of clients compromised and, in some cases, leaked. ASIC brought its case against FIIG Securities in March 2025 after it found the firm failed to have adequate cyber risk management systems in place for about four years to June 2023. ...

Deadline approaches for Shield, First Guardian victims

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... losses equate to more than $1 billion. With the deadline for some investors to file a complaint approaching as early as 31 March 2026, ASIC and SCA are urging people to check if their super was affected. "There are hard deadlines, and once they pass ...

Petra Capital fined over misreporting of 15k trades

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... client appearing as multiple clients on 3632 occasions. It was caused by a system update and affected 14,741 trades between 3 March 2022 and 5 December 2023, ASIC said. Following an ASIC query regarding some inaccuracies in Petra's origin of order references ...

Australian managed funds up $35.9bn in 2025: Calastone

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... greater momentum in trading fixed income funds was observed in the second half of 2025, accelerating in May and reversing March outflows of $714 million. According to the report, fixed income funds performed the strongest in July, surging by $3.2 billion. ...

Transfer balance cap to rise to $2.1m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... The AWOTE figures are set to be released late next month, with the Australian Taxation Office to confirm all changes in March. "It will be interesting to see if the government will apply to the Division 296 $3 million and $10 million caps. It would be ...