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Aware Super launches digital advice tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... the minimum pension when using it to build their plan. Aware Super said 54% of retiring members typically choose to draw down more than the minimum pension, but this surged to 96% when using Retirement Manager. Aware Super group executive member growth ...

Strategic simplification lifts ClearView's profits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... remains the company's focus to accelerate growth, which has subsequently led to a reduction in cost-to-income ratio (down 1.7% to 17.9%). It will also build a digital front-end that offers a multi-device single view of the customer and seamless back-end ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... Stephen Smith said today's read will make May a "pivotal" month for the economy as the government is also due to hand down the Federal Budget. "Unless the Federal Budget meets the moment and outlines significant economic and tax reform, growth will ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... the end result. "Regal's hedge funds experienced a disappointing outcome from the investment in Opthea, which was written down to zero in March 2025. We are extremely grateful for the support we received from our clients during this challenging period," ...

Channel Capital launches credit fund for wholesale investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Channel Capital has collaborated with Wellington Management to bring the CC Wellington Multi-Sector Credit Fund to the Australian wholesale market. The fund is an Australian-registered managed investment scheme aiming to provide wholesale investors ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... demand conditions improved, it also saw a dial back in heavy discounts. "It is possible that these dynamics were pushing down on aggregate inflation in late 2024 and early 2025, but then subsequently accentuated the pick-up in aggregate inflation in ...

Centrepoint Alliance, Count see strong earnings growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... 72% growth in combined funds under management and advice (FUMA) to $565 million. However, net profit before tax (NPBT) was down $1.4 million to $3.5 million, reflecting the "contingent consideration" associated with the Financial Advice Matters (FAM) ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... a formal complaint to ASIC on behalf of a UniSuper member, claiming the investment criteria of the GEO option was watered down significantly in March 2025, enabling greater investment in companies that do not align with its 'sustainable' label. ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... clarified that the pension funds were from North America. Proceeds from the sales will either be returned to shareholders or pay down debt. Settlement is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2026. NYSE-listed Blue Owl has 234 portfolio companies ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... President Donald Trump has raised the blanket universal tariff on US imports from 10% to 15% after the US Supreme Court struck down his Liberation Day policies, deeming them unlawful. The response by the President came within a day of him announcing ...