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Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption includes US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl Capital Corporation II (OBDC ...

Equity Trustees places superannuation arm under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... were impacted by costs associated with the Shield and 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 ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... financial advice. As it stands, the anti-hawking legislation only applies to the sale of financial products, including insurance and superannuation, a loophole that is deliberately exploited by some lead generation firms that specifically structure their ...

Centrepoint offloads lending solutions business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... 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 with Centrepoint. ...

Acenda enters retirement market with new solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
Acenda Life has launched a new guaranteed retirement income solution in response to the findings of a new research paper, which highlights areas where financial advisers can help build retirement confidence. The Lifestream Guaranteed Income strategy ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... how it engages with the platforms and how it enforces action. APRA acting executive director of life, private health insurance and superannuation Peter Kohlhagen explained: "The way we approach this matter was to request information, using our information ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... Quilla Consulting as operating chief. Horn brings more than 20 years of experience across asset management, banking, and insurance sectors. Before joining ART, he held executive roles in market and financial risk analytics, model validation, and stress-testing ...

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... 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 is the first time in both ...

Legalsuper makes additions to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... 14 years' experience in super, has been with the fund since 2023 and is responsible for technology, operations, insurance, line 1 risk and projects. The fund's executive team has not had a chief operating officer role for more than two years ...

Acenda announces two C-suite appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... Acenda's growth agenda and strengthen relationships across the market. He brings over 25 years of experience across the insurance industry and joined MLC Life in September 2024. He has previously served as group executive of life insurance at ClearView ...