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Strategic simplification lifts ClearView's profits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... $24.1 million. Gross premium revenue was $215.6 million, a 13% increase from the prior corresponding period. Additionally, new business written in the six months to December 31 was up 29% to $21 million, maintaining its 10% to 11% market share. ClearView ...

Generation Life expands investment menu

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Generation Life has expanded its investment menu with five new options across private markets, geared strategies and global small caps. It said the enhancements provides investor access to asset classes traditionally reserved for institutional investors ...

GBST aims to capitalise on innovation with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
GBST has named an AI transformation lead to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across its global operations and product suite. Based in Sydney, Jai Swaminathan has joined the digital solutions provider in the newly created role ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... was a 120% increase from the previous calendar year. "This data highlights the sustained demand for our service, and with a new Banking Code now in force, and major reforms underway across general and life insurance, this is a pivotal moment for the ...

Former Mason Stevens investments lead sets up own OCIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
A new outsourced chief investment office (OCIO) has been established by Mason Stevens' former chief investment officer, launched in partnership with Fiduciary Partners. Jacqueline Fernley has founded arcpoint OCIO, a dedicated resource for advice practices ...

L1 Group realises $24m of $35m merger cost synergies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... recognised $24 million in cost reductions since the merger of L1 Capital and Platinum Asset Management in October formed the new entity; it expects additional $10 million in synergies in the next financial year. It reported a rise in total funds under ...

GDG reports record FUM growth, eyes stronger second half

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... growth driven by strong FUM growth, recurring revenue streams, and operating leverage across the platform. That included the new operating structure, which combines Lonsec Investment Solutions and Evidentia Group to enhance alignments for better earnings ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025, the corporate watchdog received 9686 reports of misconduct (ROMs), raising 13,036 issues, new data from ASIC shows. ASIC said the increase in ROMs was driven largely by corporate governance concerns, including failures ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... stability across the broader advice market. "In recent times we have seen five platforms and two insurers remove access to new business for advisers operating under InterPrac," he said. "Adviser resignations and decisions by certain platforms to restrict ...

Chalmers releases retirement phase reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... framework, providing insights on fund offerings and member outcomes and helping track progress on uplift across the sector. The new measures build on the obligations introduced by the Retirement Income Covenant. They will be reviewed regularly to ensure ...