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UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... said. Uniseed appointed Alastair Hick as chief executive in January, succeeding Peter Devine who left the organisation in December after 20 years in the role.

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... Ceres, or Climate Action 100+." Vanguard's US business dropped out of PRI in November 2025. It withdrew from NZAM in December 2022, and it was never a member of Climate Action 100+. In a statement, Vanguard said the terms of the settlement reaffirm ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... MISs used by retail investors, particularly how ASIC's role in this can be better. Chalmers copped criticism last December for sitting on MIS reform recommendations from a review that kicked off in 2023 and concluded in 2024.

AFCA reveals outcome of final lead decision

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... both financial firms. The complainant of the lead decision, which AFCA explained the process of for related entities in December 2025, was advised by Next Generation Advice in 2022 to roll over their existing superannuation into establishing a self-managed ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... remain at the centre of everything we do," he said. Magellan had $40 billion in assets under management at the end of December 2025, rising 5% year on year thanks to institutional flows in global listed infrastructure and Australian equities, together ...

Victory Capital makes 'best-of-both-worlds' offer for Janus Henderson

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... stronger, more competitive organisation." Victory Capital had already made a bid for the investment firm in November and December of last year, which it said did not receive any meaningful engagement from Janus Henderson's side. Victory Capital said ...

Platform cybersecurity, service quality now advisers' deciding factors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... expectations have risen even faster," Cappe said. The report gathered data of platform providers between September and December 2025, as well as user functionalities as of 31 December 2025.

Super assets reach $4.5tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Quarterly Superannuation Performance report for the December 2025 quarter, showing total superannuation assets have hit $4.5 trillion. Total superannuation assets increased by 0.8% over ...

Australian Ethical unveils strong half-year results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Australian Ethical saw underlying profit after tax (UPAT) increase by 25% to $14.4 million in the six months to December end, while net profit after tax (NPAT) attributable to shareholders was $13.3 million, up 42%. Revenue of $65.8 million was up 13% ...

Strategic simplification lifts ClearView's profits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... million, a 13% increase from the prior corresponding period. Additionally, new business written in the six months to December 31 was up 29% to $21 million, maintaining its 10% to 11% market share. ClearView said it now operates on a single cloud-based ...