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APRA names super, life insurance lead

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... director for several departments from January of 2013 until July of 2018. In the meantime, Peter Kohlhagen will continue to act in the executive director LPHIS role.

Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Alexis George is stepping down at AMP, with chief financial officer Blair Vernon named as her successor. George will retire from executive roles on March 30, bringing to an end more than 30 years in financial services. George joined AMP in August 2021 ...

Spain plans sovereign wealth fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
Spain is launching a sovereign wealth fund to extend the stimulus of the NextGenerationEU funds that saw it through COVID-19. The new fund, to be named 'Spain Grows', will primarily invest in sectors like artificial intelligence (AI), digitalisation ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
Equity Trustees (EQT) is standing firm on defending itself against culpability for the Shield Master Fund collapse and ensuing investor losses, blaming ASIC for not doing its job, as well as third-party providers for their failures. Releasing its Summary ...

Active fund managers endure fee pressures, dominate mandates: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
Active fund managers continue to face fee pressures but still ensnare a large chunk of major mandates, a new study from institutional investment consulting firm Callan shows. San Francisco-based Callan's 2025 Investment Management Fee Study drew on ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... 15 years. "We have a Prime Minister who talks about creating a kinder and fairer Australia. The government has the tools to act. Ensuring the richest Australians pay their fair share of tax would reduce inequality, curb the growth of extreme wealth ...

Commonwealth Super anticipates advice take-off

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... members want a deeper understanding of how the information they read might relate to them, and they want the confidence to act with their super. "We're trying to target people who we think will benefit from getting a deeper understanding of their super." ...

MWL complainants given $100k in lead decision outcome

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... has finalised its review of MWL Financial Services' lead decision, confirming the business, which is in liquidation, did not act in the complainant's best interest. In December, AFCA unveiled the lead decisions for complaints involving Shield Master ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
BlackRock's assets under management (AUM) have hit US$14 trillion in the fourth quarter ending December 2025, while State Street reported a 20% jump in its AUM. BlackRock's boost in assets follows a record US$698 billion of net inflows for the full ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
While over 2000 financial advisers had not yet met the qualifications standard by the end of 2025, Rainmaker Information analysis shows just a quarter of them have ceased their authorisation. According to Rainmaker Information analysis of the ASIC Financial ...