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Centrepoint offloads lending solutions business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... business. The deal adds to an existing relationship between the parties and formalises a long-term, commercial operating model. Centrepoint did not disclose the total sum for consideration, but expects to add $0.4 million per annum to its EBITDA from ...

Challenger results a 'headline miss'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Challenger reported a statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) of $339 million, a massive 369% increase, in the first half of 2026. Normalised NPAT came increased 2% to $229 million and assets under management increased 3% to $128 billion. Despite the ...

HNWs, retirees key battlegrounds for platforms: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... AI-enabled document processing, for example, extracts advice fee data from uploaded documents to pre-populate consent forms. The model is regularly trained to process a growing range of documents, from firm-specific client service agreements to planning ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... superannuation funds to assist members to apply for the Age Pension through an 'intra-fund' or collectively charged advice model; and allowing members to identify themselves through a government accredited digital identity. The super fund said its research ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... management, banking, and insurance sectors. Before joining ART, he held executive roles in market and financial risk analytics, model validation, and stress-testing at Suncorp Group. Earlier, he managed the independent investment risk and compliance ...

Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... expected return, manage risk, and improve climate-related outcomes. In the new role, Bearman is establishing the operating model needed to bring the MEP concept to investors. He brings four decades of experience leading Australian investment firms and ...

ASIC inquiry an 'inflection' point for ASX: Lofthouse

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... pleasing to see all four business units contributing to our result, underscoring the value of ASX's diversified business model. "We are making final preparations ahead of switching over to the new clearing platform with CHESS Release 1, which will use ...

JANA named implemented consultant for TasBuild

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
JANA Investment Advisers (JANA) has been appointed the implemented consultant for TasBuild. Leveraging JANA's specialist liability-aware consulting capabilities, actuarial expertise and asset-liability modelling, the firm will support TasBuild in investment ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
In a new report, The risk of unrelated aged care advice: protecting older Australians and ensuring quality advice paper, Aged Care Steps identifies key issues with how aged care advice is being provided in Australia, calling for reform. Older Australians ...

Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
Unveiling several updates, Allianz Retire+ has slashed fees for its retirement income product AGILE to 0.30% p.a. as well as the wait period to commence the lifetime income. The product fee has dropped from 0.80% p.a. while the wait time to commence ...