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CFS, Stockspot deliver double-digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... delivered double-digit returns to members in their highest-performing options. For CFS, the FirstChoice Employer Super growth fund (MySuper Lifestage 1975-79) delivered an 11.6% return, while the FirstChoice Employer Super balanced fund (MySuper Lifestage ...

'Gross breach of trust': Former adviser sentenced to six years imprisonment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
Former financial adviser from Western Australia, Anthony Paul Torre, has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment. Torre's sentencing was backdated to 29 January 2025 in a verdict handed down by the District Court of Western Australia. Torre ...

Apostle executive exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... transition for our employees, clients and partners," a company spokesperson said. Gunman, who spent over eight years at the fund, replaced West 12 months ago when she moved into the executive chair role at the $7 billion firm, founded in 2008. He joined ...

Ascalon turbocharges team with Zenith hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... management grew from around $1 billion to nearly $6 billion. Before that, he was part of Zenith's research team, reviewing fund managers across domestic and global asset classes and building experience in manager selection and multi-asset portfolio ...

GCQ hires longtime Platinum executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
GCQ Funds Management has appointed a former Platinum Asset Management executive as investment director. Reporting to GCQ's chief investment officer Doug Tynan, Douglas Isles will have with day-to-day responsibility for workflow and professional ...

Perpetual staffer lands CIO role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Boutique adviser Allied Wealth has appointed a Perpetual investment professional as its new chief investment officer. Eddie Lee has quit the financial services giant and will join Allied Wealth at the beginning of February. Lee has over 12 years of ...

Longreach Capital strengthens private wealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Longreach Capital Advisors has appointed a new executive director to cover its family office and private wealth business for the southern region. Based in Melbourne, Devin O'Keefe will be responsible for Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and New ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Helga Birgden is leaving Mercer after 18 years as a partner and global chair for responsible investment. She plans to dedicate her efforts full-time to helping boards with sustainability and the circular economy, ending 25 years in the field for the ...

IFS unveils new pathway for industry super fund advice

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Industry Fund Services (IFS) has launched a "comprehensive solution" designed for financial advisers who want to specialise in industry super fund advice. The Independent Adviser Licensing Mode provides guidance that aligns with members' priorities ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... Conaghan spent much of his time as Shadow Minister for Financial Services speaking out against the Shield and First Guardian fund collapses. In December he criticised Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino's suggestion that the professional ...