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AMP profits fall as Alexis George prepares to step down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... an important year for AMP with the resolution of legacy items and stabilisation of the portfolio. "This enabled renewed focus on winning in the segments we play, growing the wealth businesses, and building on the vision to be the place that customers ...

Alexander Funds' chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
Boutique fixed income manager Alexander Funds is searching for a new chief executive as the incumbent prepares to depart. Rachel Shirley, who is also the firm's co-founder, was appointed to the top job in 2022 after serving as chief operating officer ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... Overall, IBM said CBA had achieved the desired outcomes and those outcomes had been sustained even as the bank continued to focus on its growth aspirations, which is said creates "inherent tensions". "CBA continues to operate within a series of inherent ...

JANA named implemented consultant for TasBuild

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
JANA Investment Advisers (JANA) has been appointed the implemented consultant for TasBuild. Leveraging JANA's specialist liability-aware consulting capabilities, actuarial expertise and asset-liability modelling, the firm will support TasBuild in investment ...

Helen Lofthouse to exit ASX in May

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... the ASX through a challenging time and driving a significant uplift in its technology investment and delivery, and risk focus. "We will be looking for a new leader to extend the foundations built in recent years and drive the business forward while keeping ...

ESSSuper welcomes new board chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... president and chair. "Over the past four years, management has benefited from Pam's sound and strategic judgement, member focus and extensive experience in our committee and board discussions and decisions, and we look forward to her leadership of our ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
FIIG Securities will pay $2.5 million over cybersecurity failures that went on for years and saw the private data of clients compromised and, in some cases, leaked. ASIC brought its case against FIIG Securities in March 2025 after it found the firm ...

Treasury to reform managed investment scheme governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
Treasury has opened another review into the $2 trillion managed investment scheme (MIS) sector off the back of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund collapses. This time, the Enhancing oversight and governance of managed investment schemes ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... path for defined contribution systems: stronger governance, greater transparency, consolidation where needed, and a growing focus on value for money and income in retirement, not just savings growth." It comes as defined contributions now account for ...

Commonwealth Super Corp to consolidate legacy IT systems

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... customers will reap the long-term benefits of speed, security and reliability for years to come and these changes support our focus to improve service and support our customer base," Nettheim said. "We've taken every additional measure to support our ...