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SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
To thrive in providing SMSF advice, financial advisers must gain specialist skills, technical competencies and work on strengthening their professional judgement, according to the SMSF Association. Advisers are urged to do better particularly in the ...

Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Several forces are fuelling the unprecedented rise in SMSF establishments, and while financial advisers used to be the driving force behind this, they are now getting left behind, according to industry experts - but they can reclaim their lead. New ...

Magellan profits fall, focuses on 'progress'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Magellan Financial saw statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) drop 27% in the first half of FY26 of $68.9 million, down from $94 million in 1H25. Magellan said statutory NPAT took a hit due to unrealised fair value movements in fund investments. Operating ...

ASIC fines Fundhost for misleading fund performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Fundhost has paid $19,800 to comply with an infringement notice issued by ASIC for making false or misleading representations about the performance of the Polen Capital Global Growth Fund. Fundhost is the responsible entity of the Polen Capital Global ...

MA Financial, Dimensional launch new offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
MA Financial has launched an Asia Pacific private credit fund as part of a strategic partnership with China Merchants Bank (CMB), while Dimensional is launching a new fund focused on highly profitable companies. The MA CMBI APAC Credit Opportunities ...

Netwealth reports HY loss after $100m payment to First Guardian victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Netwealth has reported a half year net loss of $2.2 million after refunding more than $100 million to victims of the First Guardian Master Fund collapse. Excluding the First Guardian expense, Netwealth said net profit after tax would have grown 19.9% ...

Praemium ramps up digitisation, cuts headcount by 28%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Praemium is ramping up its workforce digitisation by culling nearly 30% of its total number of employees who mainly work in information technology-related roles. The move comes off the back of the acquisition of Technotia Group for $7.5 million, which ...

MA Financial expands hospitality portfolio in NZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... portfolio reflects that focus. We look forward to continuing to back high-quality New Zealand operating businesses as we grow the fund and deploy further capital." Founded in 2001 by Mike and Cordelia Burgess with the opening of Winnies, Republic Hospitality's ...

Challenger results a 'headline miss'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Challenger reported a statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) of $339 million, a massive 369% increase, in the first half of 2026. Normalised NPAT came increased 2% to $229 million and assets under management increased 3% to $128 billion. Despite the ...

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 ...