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Former Mason Stevens investments lead sets up own OCIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... Magellan Financial Group, Wilson HTM and Colonial First State Global Asset Management. More recent roles included head of equities at JBWere and chief growth officer at Investible. Other notable members of the arcpoint OCIO team include AMP deputy chief ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... are less concerns around rate sensitivity. "A more cautious stance from the RBA should underpin market confidence. In equities, we see mid-caps as well positioned for potential outperformance this year," he said. "For investors seeking longer duration ...

Ziller launches Global Fund Active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... of those periods and are seeing a range of compelling opportunities emerge during the recent pullback in global growth equities."

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... consideration and the application of some negative screens" are examples of this. Prior to the changes last year, listed equities had to have at least 40% of reported revenue derived from 'environmental themes'. In March 2025, this threshold ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... advisers, it sits between traditional fixed income and growth assets, offering income with materially lower volatility than equities." But, Paton warns, not all private credit strategies are created equal, with almost all looking to provide a different ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... investment officer Simon Warner, reflecting its increasing importance to the fund, Aware said. Meanwhile, public market equities and defensive assets will also now report directly to Warner. The elevation of defensive assets, which includes fixed income ...

AustralianSuper risk lead jumps to rival

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Commonwealth Bank, JP Morgan, Schroders, Coronation Fund Managers, and Allan Gray. She began her career as a fixed income and equities trader at Allan Gray. "Skye brings deep expertise to further enhance our governance framework and support confident ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... new position as portfolio manager, dynamic asset allocation at ACC New Zealand. During her tenure, she managed the NZ equities portfolio. Switching back to Australia, Aware Super has appointed Bella Chan as associate portfolio manager within its credit ...

Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... existing funds. Outside this, cash and term deposits account for 35.9% of assets while 10.7% is invested in Australian equities. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF Association National Conference.

AustralianSuper expands UK fundamental equity team

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... Stanić, who was appointed as head of core equity in May last year. Commenting, AustralianSuper head of international equities and private equity Mark Hargraves said the expansion of its fundamental equity capabilities is aligned with the super fund's ...