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First half steady, net inflows positive for Fiducian

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
Fiducian Group said it kept the business steady and took in positive net inflows in the first half of the 2026 reporting period amid a turbulent backdrop. According to Fiducian chief executive Indy Singh, the ASX-listed financial services firm kept ...

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 ...

CFS to integrate estate planning services for members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced a new partnership with Safewill which will give almost one million CFS members access to an online Will creation service with legal review and digital estate planning services at no extra cost. CFS said the service ...

Bullish on AI? Don't buy US tech: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
Vanguard global chief economist Joe Davis said the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative economic force. However, while today's AI leaders dominate headlines, tomorrow's winners may look very different. Speaking at an ...

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... Misic, and AustralianSuper's Damian Moloney. Langham joins at an interesting time, as the former investment team of State Super, under the leadership of Charles Wu, has become part of Frontier's independent chief investment officer (ICIO) service. ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... transitions from 2041. As manager of the funds, the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has selected Amundi, BlackRock, State Street and UBS to provide passive investment services. "The NTMA has selected multiple firms to achieve an appropriate ...

NSW government to turn deficit into surplus of over $1bn in FY28: TCorp

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
The NSW government's strategy of fiscal repair will see the state's forecast return to surplus in FY28, rising to $1.3 billion, TCorp's half-yearly budget review finds. The updated data revealed that the forecasted deficit for the current financial ...

Acenda announces two C-suite appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... group product and solutions at MetLife Australia after several executive roles at Swiss Re, CommInsure, and Colonial First State. Kerr and Mulheron join the recently appointed chief commercial officer Sean McCormack following the completion of the merger ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... said it still has two superannuation class actions before the courts. The first was filed in 2018 against Colonial First state Investments Limited (CFSIL) and CBA. The claim related to investment in cash and deposit options in the Colonial First State ...

JANA named implemented consultant for TasBuild

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... industry, and we are proud to partner with such an organisation so deeply aligned to the wellbeing of workers across the state." TasBuild chief executive Mark Williams said: "Our engagement with JANA has reinforced the strong cultural alignment between ...