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Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... space. Investors in recent months have grown more wary of heavy spending on AI, which has seen heavy hitters in the tech world hit by volatility at the start of this year. However, as USPC is not an equity strategy, market volatility is less of a concern ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... always room for improvement," he said. "Recent research on innovation shows that very few Australian firms create new-to-world technologies, and the rate at which Australian firms are adopting cutting-edge technologies at the productivity frontier has ...

MA Financial, Dimensional launch new offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... "As the Asia Pacific region continues to drive global economic growth, its private credit market stands out as one of the world's fastest growing and most dynamic segments, fueled by structural demand for flexible, non-bank financing," Huo added. Meanwhile ...

AustralianSuper expands UK fundamental equity team

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... critical function of our global equity investment process," Hargraves said. "Maria's experience adds depth to a team with world class talent, as we continue to build the fund's capabilities internationally and identify opportunities in global equities ...

Macquarie Asset Management to acquire Qube

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... infrastructure, security and resilience. We look forward to partnering with our co-investors and working with Qube's world class management team, as the company enters its next phase." Under the scheme, UniSuper will transfer its existing direct ...

DWS appoints Australian real estate head, steps up living sector push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... working closely with Matthias and the wider team." DWS real estate has around 350 employees in over 20 cities around the world and EUR 64 billion ($107.5bn) in global real estate assets under management.

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... this objective, and we welcome their introduction," the submission said. AustralianSuper said while Australia has built a "world class" saving system, the next steps are to ensure it becomes a "world class spending system". "The reforms in this submission ...

NSW government to turn deficit into surplus of over $1bn in FY28: TCorp

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... coupled with a strong credit rating profile, will continue to make NSW an attractive issuer for investors," TCorp said. "In a world increasingly characterised by volatility and churn, consistency and predictability become prized and sought-after comm ...

ESSSuper welcomes new board chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... including chairing its transformation and technology committee. She has previously held executive roles at ANZ Banking Group and World Vision Australia and currently serves on several other boards including that of the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... worked across the Netherlands, Ireland, Hungary, Greece and Spain. He previously served as chief financial officer of the World Food Programme. "He possesses extensive and in-depth organisational and financial knowledge and expertise along with a strong ...