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UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... reduce emissions and guarantee sovereign security of critical resources like food and fuel." Funds will also be used to progress fertiliser hubs in New South Wales and Tasmania, expand field trials, and further develop PlasmaLeap's technology. PlasmaLeap's ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... detailed analysis to find the issues, create an action plan to address them and set targets to be accountable for ensuring progress happens," Wooldridge said Commenting on the small improvement this year, Wooldridge said the publication of employer gender ...

WT Financial Group focuses on B2B strategy as profits grow

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... firm Fusion Partners. Following the establishment of the second Hubco entity, Select Advice, the initiative continues to progress several acquisitions including Legacy Planning with multiple additional opportunities currently under development, Cullen ...

Evidentia hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Evidentia Private has hired a Melbourne-based senior asset consultant to look after financial advice firms in Victoria and Tasmania. Matthew Cho joins from Vanguard, where he was most recently head of its multi-asset solutions business in Australia. ...

Perpetual sees 349% profit jump

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... Perpetual also updated investors about the sale of its wealth management arm to Bain Capital saying talks are still in progress while the segment of the business continues to show "resilience". "Perpetual delivered a solid first half, with revenue and ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... people and their families. We're working through these matters as quickly and carefully as we can, and we're making steady progress," Locke added. Meanwhile, the 29% rise in super complaints (7,687) in 2025 was driven by delays in handling claims and ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
L1 Group has already 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 ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... with cash EBITDA of $116-$123 million and an expected FY26 exit run-rate margin of +25%, supported by the simplification progress in FY26. "Our ambition is clear: to build a durable, high-quality software business, achieved through disciplined sequencing ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... that have been implemented." Regal chair Michael Cole said 2025 was a year of strong financial performance and continued progress. "While the business continues to grow and evolve, the company remains guided by its stated purpose - to generate superior ...

Chalmers releases retirement phase reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... standards or fiduciary duties, the paper said. Meanwhile, the Retirement Reporting Framework will collect data on industry progress in the retirement phase of superannuation and drive uplift to member outcomes by creating greater transparency across ...