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ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... ASIC by way of a stop order. The likes of Super Consumers Australia (SCA) and Super Members Council continue to call for a ban on lead generation for superannuation and financial advice, including extending the anti-hawking legislation to cover financial ...

Kapstream launches ASX-listed investment trust

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Kapstream Capital, the subsidiary of Janus Henderson Investors, will launch a listed investment trust on the ASX to meet growing demand for income products. Kapstream Investment Trust (KIT) is expected to be listed under the ticker 'KIT' in ...

Acenda completes C-suite with fresh appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Acenda Group has announced the appointment of Ross Miller as its new group chief people and culture officer, effective 16 February 2026. Acenda said Miller is a highly experienced senior executive and human resources leader, with a strong track record ...

Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
JBWere has lost a high-profile leader from its executive team, with Andrew Bird resigning after almost a decade with the firm. Over the past ten years, he led JBWere, National Australia Bank's wealth management arm, overseeing teams serving high-net-worth ...

Vision Super adds private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Industry fund Vision Super has appointed Jonathan Stagg as its new head of unlisted assets. Stagg joins from Zenith Investment Partners, which he joined in November 2023 as part of the real assets research team. There, he covered a diverse mix of infrastructure ...

Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Impact Alpha Partners has appointed two industry veterans as it prepares to launch a new investment strategy. Lewis Bearman takes on the role of principal consultant for operations and governance, while Stevan Lambert joins as chief commercial officer ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
As regulators ramp up scrutiny of asset owners and managers, Australia's two largest super funds have seen high-profile governance and investment risk professionals quitting for new roles. Craig Roodt, AustralianSuper's governance lead for internal ...

AMP profits fall as Alexis George prepares to step down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
AMP's statutory net profit took a hit as a result of the settlement of legacy class actions and its continuing business simplification process, coming in at $133 million, down from $150 million in FY24. However, underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) ...

Legalsuper makes additions to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
The $7.5 billion fund added a chief operations officer position and welcomed a chief member officer. Legalsuper executive manager, business enablement and risk John Robinson has been promoted to chief operations officer. Robinson, who has more than ...

Another MWL Financial Services adviser banned

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... be not fit, not proper and not competent, and likely to contravene financial services law again, ASIC imposed a four-year ban. McPherson is prevented from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business ...