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Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... set to take home around $412,000 a year plus super. However, the most sought-after professionals are those working within risk and compliance. The top three most in demand professionals in the financial services sector are risk and compliance managers ...

Magellan profits fall, focuses on 'progress'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... Magellan continued to execute across its strategic priorities, strengthening its distribution platform, enhancing governance and risk frameworks and further improving the quality of group earnings through increased contributions from strategic partnerships. ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... unnecessarily encourage consumers to switch their superannuation, saying it is concerned that consumers may be being exposed to risk of significant losses. It will look at the financial advice practices and groups using lead generation services and the ...

AustralianSuper expands UK fundamental equity team

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... to best serve members." The super fund's fundamental portfolios are actively managed in-house to reduce costs and maximise risk-adjusted returns for its members. Of the $410 billion of funds under management, over half is invested globally, including ...

First half steady, net inflows positive for Fiducian

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... funds - Capital Stable, Balanced, Growth and Ultra Growth. During November 2025, the strategies experienced sharp declines in risk assets or equity investments. "[We] believe, may be due to investor doubts about whether prior significant rises in technology ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Qld securities dealer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Pulse Markets, a wholly owned subsidiary of BIR Financial, for providing incompetent financial services, including inadequate supervision of its corporate authorised representatives ...

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 ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... of a legal right for superannuation funds to nudge members. "The ability for funds to be more proactive could reduce the risk of under-consumption driven by members' fear of running out of money and improve retirement outcomes across the system," it ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
Treasury is welcoming industry feedback on the labelling of sustainable financial products, with a particular focus on retail offerings. The consultation will cover the scope of the labelling system, disclosures, thresholds for labelling, and certain ...

Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... decades of leadership across wealth management and institutional markets, with a strong track record in business building, risk management, and talent development. His extensive board-level experience in governance and industry advocacy in Australia ...