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Pinnacle takes over Pacific Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
Pinnacle Investment Management will acquire the outstanding stake in Pacific Asset Management (PAM) for $418.8 million in a bid to accelerate its global private wealth footprint. Pinnacle will snatch up the remaining 79.2% interest in PAM after it acquired ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
ASIC is urging super trustees to strengthen their anti-scam and fraud practices after a review found "significant" gaps in communications to members. Following an assessment of scams and fraud-related website content across 47 super funds, benchmarking ...

Future Fund adds $30bn to FUM in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
The Future Fund returned 12.4% in the 12 months to 31 December 2025, adding some $29.54 billion to funds under management (FUM), ending the year at $267.4 billion. The long-term return also exceeded the fund's mandate target (7%), coming in at 8.5% ...

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 ...

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 ...

ASX names members of new advisory group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
The ASX has appointed seven members to its newly formed Advisory Group on Corporate Governance (AGCG), chaired by Philip Lowe. The group will be filled with superannuation heavy hitters including AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney ...

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 ...

BPS Financial fined $14m over Qoin Wallet

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
The Federal Court has handed BPS Financial $14 million in pecuniary penalties over the way in which it promoted and operated its crypto product Qoin Wallet. According to ASIC, BPS Financial advertised the product as a non-cash payment facility linked ...

Blackwattle launches fund, mandates Equity Trustees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
Blackwattle Investment Partners has launched its new equity income fund, appointing Equity Trustees as responsible entity. The Blackwattle Equity Income Fund invests in listed Australian equities beyond traditional dividend-paying stocks, while also ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
ASIC has said operational failures by superannuation fund trustees as well as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will drive the local regulatory space in 2026. Operational failures among super trustees and administrators, such as delays in processing ...