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Centrepoint offloads lending solutions business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... Centrepoint said it will retain the lending-as-a-service (LaaS) business, credit licence, and salaried brokers so that advisers continue to access integrated lending solutions without operating a sub-scale aggregator. This means retaining the back-book ...

Challenger results a 'headline miss'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... partnership with OPEX to scale the Informed Financial Future (iff) financial advice platform. The platform is designed to help advisers generate comprehensive advice strategies faster and scale advice delivery more efficiently. OPEX said the partnership ...

First half steady, net inflows positive for Fiducian

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... platform, which excludes Auxilium and Badges, reported net inflows of $178 million in half-year from aligned financial advisers. Nearly 100% of new inflows were invested through Fiducian platform and in its multi-manager funds. Overall, operating revenue ...

HNWs, retirees key battlegrounds for platforms: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
The race to deliver the best solutions for financial advisers catering to the high-net-worth (HNW) and retiree segments will set platform providers apart, according to SuitabilityHub. The annual Platform Market Wrap Report revealed HNWs are the "strategic ...

Acenda enters retirement market with new solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... 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 marks Acenda Life's entry into retirement ...

CFS to integrate estate planning services for members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... protect what matters most, and plan for the future with confidence." CFS said the partnership also supports financial advisers without an existing estate planning or legal partner and is available to any adviser with CFS clients. Advisers can incorporate ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... members to access financial advice, either by providing advice directly, or by facilitating access to third party financial advisers. "The government's DBFO proposals for advice reform are an important step in facilitating access to advice. We encourage ...

Vision Super adds private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... Trust and ran capital market transactions with JLL as a valuation expert. He previously spent seven years at Frontier Advisers, most recently as a principal consultant to several industry superannuation funds, specialising in unlisted strategies. There ...

AMP profits fall as Alexis George prepares to step down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... for a dignified retirement," George said. "Our North platform has new, compelling functionality that is resonating with advisers, and that is reflected in our positive momentum in net cash flows. We have reinvigorated the superannuation and investments ...

Another MWL Financial Services adviser banned

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... involved in the carrying on of a financial services business. The ban is one of many being imposed on former MWL financial advisers and is the latest in a series of regulatory interventions following the Shield and First Guardian Master Fund (First Guardian) ...