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NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... with a long investment horizon," said Goodwin. "We are very keen to build on the success we have had in infrastructure investing overseas through the likes of renewable energy companies Longroad and Galileo and apply that expertise and the partnerships ...

Perpetual names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... Management, including in his most recent role of head of growth assets. He has more than 11 years' experience in fiduciary investing and previously held roles with ANZ and MLC, focusing on capital markets research, strategic asset allocation, investment ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... short-lived recent conflicts between Israel and Iran seen in April 2024 and then 12 days of war in June 2025. "From an investing perspective, the main focus is on the impact on the price of oil. Iran produces around 3-4% of global oil supply, but the ...

Equity Trustees lands new mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... high-quality listed companies, combined with the flexibility of daily liquidity. "It aims for long-term capital growth by investing in the investment manager's highest-conviction ideas, guided by a disciplined, valuation-driven approach and active engagement ...

GBST aims to capitalise on innovation with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... robust technology, including cloud-native architecture, real-time interfaces and enterprise AI platforms, and we're investing in upskilling our engineering and product teams, complemented by targeted specialist hires, to build sustainable long-term capability," ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
The unintended consequences of the passive investing boom are materialising into ownership concentration, short termism and the erosion of long-term value creation, MFS Investment Management warns. Carol Geremia, president and co-head of global distribution ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... Conference in Adelaide, Accurium principal Melanie Dunn surmised that helping make voluntary super contributions and investing in property are secondary in the grand scheme of delivering good retirement outcomes. The results echo a Vanguard 2025 survey ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... is because the underlying portfolio exhibits the investment fundamentals La Trobe Financial focuses on, like always investing in high quality assets with a bias against borrowers in cyclical sectors or which are capital intensive, and diversification ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... software, workers can produce more of the goods and services we consume. However, we also need to ensure that we are investing in the right capital and using it effectively," Christensen said. Christensen said more investment is important, but what Australia ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... assets in a more connected operating framework. It said it is also supportive of the Total Portfolio Approach (TPA) to investing. The new structure is underpinned by the fund's whole-of-fund investment and data platform. Under the changes, a new ...