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Member governed super boards deliver more: SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... The representative governance model delivers diversity in insights, lived experience, skills and expertise that strengthen board decision-making, which is unified by a strong shared member-first values and ethos."

Future Fund adds $30bn to FUM in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... fund's mandate target (7%), coming in at 8.5% for the 10-year period to the December end. When including funds managed by the Board of Guardians, including the ATSILS Fund, DisabilityCare Australia Fund, Medical Research Future Fund, Future Drought Fund ...

RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% at its board first meeting in 2026. The RBA had either cut or kept the cash rate on hold for the past 17 consecutive meetings. In announcing the decision ...

Brookfield to acquire Peakstone Realty Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... offer marks a 34% premium to Peakstone's share price on January 30. Peakstone chief executive Michael Escalante said the board of trustees evaluated the proposed transaction with the assistance of external advisers and "determined that it achieves the ...

Clime chair assumes investment role

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... the business where appropriate, and progress strategic initiatives that support long-term value creation," he said. "The board strategy has been to position the company for strong revenue and profit growth. Last quarter was focused on refining our product ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... Daniel Mulino and Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh have tasked the Board of Taxation to undertake an independent review of the government's thin capitalisation reforms. Chalmers said the reforms target ...

Pacific Equity Partners acquires Spark data centres

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... Spark chief executive Jolie Hodson and chief financial officer Stewart Taylor appointed as non-executive directors. The board also comprises Pacific Equity Partners managing directors Andrew Charlier, Evan Hattersley, and director Michael Bendeli. The ...

Australian United Investment merges with Diversified United Investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... proposal arises from discussions that have been held over many months between the two companies and is mutually agreed by the board of directors for both companies," AUI said. Under the proposal, DUI shareholders would receive approximately 0.4815 AUI ...

HMC Capital wholesale head exits for COO position

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
HMC Capital's head of wholesale distribution has departed after 18 months to join an equities investment manager. Tim Koroknay has left David Di Pilla's ASX-listed alternatives firm to take up the role of operating chief at the staff-owned WaveStone ...

Inflation 'uncomfortably high' as it rises to 3.8%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... investments and capital markets Russell Chesler said the read will not be favourable to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board, which will meet next week for its first interest rate decision of the new year. "Inflation remains uncomfortably higher ...