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Iress sticks to simplification plan, will consider "bona fide" takeover bids

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... bona fide takeover proposals consistent with its fiduciary duties. It has reported a profit of $79.3 million in financial year 2025, a decline of 10.6% from the previous year. Iress chief executive and managing director Andrew Russell said: "We have ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... the wrong behaviour to change the benchmark. We pick the top quartile managers based on past performance, and every five-year period, almost 50% of the time, managers are dropping to the bottom half," Geremia said. While this tends to be costly for investors ...

GDG reports record FUM growth, eyes stronger second half

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... GDG said. Lonsec, which GDG took over in June 2024, recorded underlying EBIT of $10 million, an increase of 29% in the half year. The result was driven by better operating leverage and a highly recurring revenue base and now covers some 1880 products ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... RBA should underpin market confidence. In equities, we see mid-caps as well positioned for potential outperformance this year," he said. "For investors seeking longer duration defensive exposure, fixed rate subordinated bonds are currently yielding close ...

Regal profits rise 65%, Pacific Current reports $11.7m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Regal Partners has delivered a full-year normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $160.5 million, up 65% from the year prior. In the year to 31 December 2025, Regal saw funds under management (FUM) increase 16% to $20.9 billion, supported by strong ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... from its peak in late 2022, falling to 2.7% in the June quarter of 2025. However, it unexpectedly picked up pace mid last year, prompting the RBA to raise interest rates in February to 3.85% in a bid to reign it in. The RBA had either cut or kept the ...

A comfortable retirement now costs more than ever

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... larger super balances than ever before. The super system is working really well, securing Australians' retirements." A 30-year-old worker with $30,000 in super today and earning $80,000 throughout their career adjusted for inflation is on track to ...

Ziller launches Global Fund Active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... high-conviction satellite allocation and targets absolute returns in excess of the MSCI All Country World Net Index (AUD) over a five-year period. Since its inception on 1 November 2022, the strategy has generated a return of 25.1% p.a. as of January ...

Centrepoint Alliance, Count see strong earnings growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... period. On a normalised basis, NPBT was $4.5 million, up 18% on the first half of FY25. Looking ahead, the group expects full year normalised EBIDTA to be in the range of $11.75 million to $12.25 million. "Centrepoint enters the second half of FY26 with ...

VFMC names chief finance, risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
A long serving Bennelong Funds Management executive is taking on the role. Jeff Phillips has been named as chief finance and risk officer at Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), stepping into the role next month. Phillips is currently chief ...