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Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Fiducian Group's statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) has slipped nearly 30% in the 12 months to June end compared to FY25 due to ASIC's penalty of $7.3 million imposed for greenwashing. Fiducian chair Inderjit Singh said excluding the non-recurring ...

Alexis George takes on board appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Former AMP chief executive Alexis George has taken on a new board position, five months after announcing her intention to retire. Zurich Financial Services Australia appointed George as a new independent non-executive director as the insurer continues ...

CFS launches pension bonus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Colonial First State (CFS ) has launched new retirement solutions offering eligible members a one-off payment when moving from accumulation into retirement. As previously mentioned in May, the CFS Pension Bonus is available to eligible FirstChoice members ...

Centuria Bass freezes private credit fund redemptions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... (4.0-star) to a non-investment grade (3.25-star) rating without disclosing the reasoning behind the decision. Centuria Capital Group (CNI) responded to media reports suggesting its exposure to the Bathla Group raised questions over its governance, following ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...

Macquarie puts KPMG audit under formal review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Macquarie Group chair Glenn Stevens said the investment giant is formally inquiring into KPMG's capability to deliver its audit, as well as the conduct of the audit itself, at the latest parliamentary inquiry into the consulting firm. "In a nutshell ...

Bell Financial Group profit surges 133%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Bell Financial Group has reported a 133.3% increase in first half net profit after tax (NPAT) to $21.7 million, supported by stronger market conditions and increased trading activity. Revenue for the six months to 30 June 2026 rose 36.3% to $165.6 million ...

L1 Group backs former analyst's hedge fund venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
L1 Group has launched a new hedge fund venture, PXC Advisors, with the help of a former investment analyst at the helm. The joint venture with Andrew Lin, who is the portfolio manager and founder of PXC Advisors, will launch a flagship strategy to external ...

First Sentier expands Northern Trust mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Northern Trust has once again expanded its service offering with First Sentier Group, this time for its First Sentier Investors Global Growth Funds. The First Sentier Investors Global Growth Funds represent a collective investment scheme in Singapore ...

Centuria, ResetData advance AI data centre rollout

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
Centuria Capital Group and AI infrastructure business ResetData have partnered with CDC Data Centres to develop AI data centre infrastructure. The entities have secured new power capacity and $165 million in GPU financing. Centuria, which holds a 50% ...