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JANA named implemented consultant for TasBuild

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... liability-aware funds like TasBuild make confident investment decisions with resilient long-term outcomes. JANA head of client development Sai Srinivasan said: "We are delighted to be appointed as TasBuild's investment consultant." "TasBuild plays a ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... May 2023 and 8 June 2023, a hacker was able to infiltrate FIIG's systems for about three weeks, stealing sensitive client information such as names, addresses, birth date, driver's licences, passports, bank accounts, and tax file numbers. The ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... standards." "This approach would strengthen consumer protections due to the requirement for authorised advisers to act in their client's best interests, meet minimum education and competency standards, and carry professional indemnity insurance to ensure ...

Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
Unveiling several updates, Allianz Retire+ has slashed fees for its retirement income product AGILE to 0.30% p.a. as well as the wait period to commence the lifetime income. The product fee has dropped from 0.80% p.a. while the wait time to commence ...

Federated Hermes enters local wholesale market

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Marking its entry into the Australian wholesale investor market, Federated Hermes has launched a global trade finance fund. As a feeder fund, it invests in an AUD-denominated share class of the Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Master Fund ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... reportedly sticky-taped on the documents. The conduct impacted 12 clients and allegedly involved the creation of fictitious client file notes detailing conversations which purported to record some of his clients' consent to having the fees withdrawn. ...

First Sentier names new institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... for 13 years, has been appointed head of institutional business, in a newly created role, overseeing the sales team and client relationships across both markets. Heine steps up after three years managing institutional client relationships at the $218 ...

JANA strengthens debt research with senior Mercer hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... portfolio construction. In the role, he will work closely with JANA's consulting and investment teams, and play a key client-facing role supporting investment committees and boards. At Mercer, Park was head of fixed income for the Pacific region. ...

Drummond steps up governance and adviser support

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... practice side, leading the evaluation and rollout of its managed account solutions and ensuring they met regulatory and client requirements. This gave him hands-on experience with the operational, compliance, technology and client communication challenges ...

Former AMP adviser banned over false documents

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... documents on clients' behalf without their knowledge. ASIC said Nong used systems to record a meeting and dishonestly sign client consent forms before sending them to be processed. The conduct resulted in fees being deducted from the super accounts of ...