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RBA veteran leads AOFM review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... government, including the development and delivery of the annual issuance (borrowing) program. How effectively the AOFM manages the cash portfolio will be under the microscope, including the development and implementation of its liquidity management ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... the government. For the ICNF, the benchmark is 100% fixed income which, over time, will become 90% public low-risk debt and cash and 10% public higher-risk debt. The ICNF has so far received about $7.5 billion in government contributions. The objective ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... first was filed in 2018 against Colonial First state Investments Limited (CFSIL) and CBA. The claim related to investment in cash and deposit options in the Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust (FirstChoice Fund) and Commonwealth Essential ...

Institutional investors' risk appetite trends down: State Street

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... overall allocation exposure to equities continued to rise to their highest since October 2007, while allocations to bonds and cash decreased further to their lowest since August 2008. State Street Markets head of Asia Pacific (APAC) macro strategy Dwyfor ...

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... growth to pick up slightly in the near-term before declining to just 1.6% through to June 2028. "On the assumption that the cash rate follows the market path, Australian GDP growth is projected to pick up further in the near term, before declining to ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... assets remained largely in equities (55%) in 2025, followed by 22% in alternative asset classes, 13% in bonds, and 9% in cash. Commenting, Thinking Ahead Institute director Jessica Gao said 2026 will be shaped by policy decisions and other macro themes. ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... that they are engaging in such discussions. The consortium is offering Pepper Money shareholders (other than Pepper Group) a cash consideration of $2.60 per share, less the final dividend in respect of 2025 and any special dividend paid or declared. ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... in driving inflation and interest rate decisions. The grilling came off the back of the Monetary Policy Board upping the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85% on Tuesday. At a hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... scalable and high return on equity platforms. "KKR's capital will enable the platform to materially grow operating capacity, cash flow and progress the strategically valuable development pipeline. The investment enables HMC to optimise its balance sheet ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... moved into the management team when the regional lender launched a suite of funds in 2006, including deep credit and enhanced cash strategies. Earlier in his career, he worked at JP Morgan as a senior financial data analyst, overseeing quantitative modelling ...