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Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has announced it will up its stake in Last Mile Infrastructure by 50%, buying out Municipal and General (M&G) infrastructure private equity investment arm Infracapital. The deal will make MAM-managed funds the complete ...

JANA strengthens debt research with senior Mercer hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
JANA Investment Advisers has hired an investment grade debt specialist from Mercer to lead its research in the area. The asset consultant said the appointment builds on its established investment grade debt expertise as clients navigate increasingly ...

Betashares, VanEck add to product lineups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Betashares has launched its second momentum ETF, while VanEck added its first cash offering. Betashares expanded its smart beta range this week with the addition of the Betashares Global Momentum ETF (ASX: GTUM), which it said will provide investors ...

Petra Capital fined over misreporting of 15k trades

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Sydney-based stockbroking firm Petra Capital has been fined $205,350 by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) for misreporting information on 3632 orders. The MDP found that Petra had breached the market integrity rules by failing to provide accurate ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
After stagnating for several years, the government has released draft legislation to prevent convicted child sexual abusers from hiding their assets in superannuation to avoid compensating their victims. Identical to the January 2023 discussion paper ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
UniSuper head of fixed income David Colosimo said the US economy may be performing better than was expected despite ongoing inflation and geopolitical concerns. "If you look at the market-wide numbers, both Australia and the US were up between 1-2% ...

Brookfield to acquire Peakstone Realty Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
Brookfield Asset Management will acquire industrial property investor Peakstone Realty Trust for US$1.2 billion. NYSE-listed Peakstone owns and operates industrial outdoor storage (IOS) and traditional industrial properties. Last December, Peakstone ...

Chalmers to focus on productivity, economic repair in 2026 Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said "cutting taxes, providing cost-of-living relief and getting the budget in better nick" are his priorities as the government turns its attention to the 2026 Federal Budget. "Our responsible economic management was brought ...

JANA hires from Russell Investments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
JANA Investment Advisers has recruited a staffer from rival asset consultant Russell Investments. Oscar Lonergan joins as a senior client development director. JANA said the hire strengthens its support for not-for-profit and liability-aware investors ...

Post-holiday blues drives retirement tool engagement

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
Reviewing data collected from the past two years, HESTA found members' interaction with its Future Planner retirement tool spikes around the end of the school holidays as the working year gathers pace. HESTA found that in late January and early February ...