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Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
Future Group is acquiring the Towers Watson Superannuation licence as it looks to bring the trustee function in-house. Future Group entered an agreement with Willis Towers Watson in July 2025 to acquire the extended public offer licence and is currently ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
Victory Capital, the $323.2 billion NASDAQ listed asset manager, has made another takeover bid for Janus Henderson, providing a higher value offer than Trian Fund Management. Calling it a "best-of-both-worlds" proposal, Victory Capital said Janus Henderson ...

WT Financial Group focuses on B2B strategy as profits grow

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
WT Financial Group (WTL), the ASX-listed financial advice group, saw its net revenue increase 17.8% to $15.4 million in the first half of FY26, as it continues to grow its Hubco and Investco strategy. Gross revenue and other income were $119.6 million ...

Monetary policy decisions now 'more difficult': Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... suggest the central bank will leave interest rates unchanged at the March meeting. "Those comments suggest to me that the current thinking of the RBA Monetary Policy Board is to leave the policy rate unchanged when it meets in March, but that May is ...

Strategic simplification lifts ClearView's profits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
ClearView has reported a 77% increase in underlying NPAT of $22.1 million in the first half of the financial year, citing "disciplined strategic simplification and transformation" as the driver of the growth. Underlying NPAT for the life insurance business ...

AustralianSuper reduces fees on Member Direct option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
AustralianSuper has made a raft of changes to its Member Direct option, effective March 28. Portfolio administration fees on the 'Term Deposits' and the 'Shares, ETFs and LICs' levels of access will be reduced from $180 p.a. to $150 ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received a record number of complaints in 2025, with 111,373 complaints filed in the 12 months to December 31 - up 14% from 2024. Since its establishment, AFCA has received more than 634,000 complaints. ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.8% in the 12 months to January 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3.8% annual CPI inflation to January was unchanged from December," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... strategic direction." Unfortunately, not all companies reporting today were able to see the same successful result. Pacific Current Group reported underlying NPAT of $6.7 million in the first half of FY26, down from $15.3 million in 1H25. The loss reflected ...

Channel Capital launches credit fund for wholesale investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... wholesale market, offering access to a specialised credit team with the scale, research depth, and expertise to navigate current risks and capture future opportunities," head of Wellington Management Australia Caitlin Hollebone said. "We believe the ...