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Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
Unveiling several updates, Allianz Retire+ has slashed fees for its retirement income product AGILE to 0.30% p.a. as well as the wait period to commence the lifetime income. The product fee has dropped from 0.80% p.a. while the wait time to commence ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... maintaining its sustainability and respecting accrued pension rights. The findings of the review are expected to be handed down in 2028. However, over the next 12 months, the pension fund will progress a feasibility study for transitioning to total portfolio ...

Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Debby Blakey is set to step down as chief executive of HESTA in the second half of this year. The HESTA board said she will leave an enduring legacy, having guided the fund beyond $100 billion during more than a decade of leadership. Blakey has been ...

Pinnacle takes over Pacific Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... half-year results show aggregate FUM stood at $202.5 billion at the end of December 2025. Net profit after tax (NPAT) was down 11% to $67.3 million in the six months to December, with most affiliates outperforming over the medium-term. Some 86% of five-year ...

RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... and bring inflation back into the 2-3% target band. If RBA chooses to tighten policy modestly further to bring inflation down more quickly, we do not think they will need to lift the cash rate to the prior peak of 4.35% given the modest overshoot in ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... accountability and justice." Meanwhile, attorney-general Michelle Rowland said the government will do everything it can to crack down on perpetrators committing these acts. "There can be no opportunity for criminals who are convicted of child sexual ...

Clime chair assumes investment role

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... has been returned to investors. Total FUM across strategies and mandates came to $1.55 billion at the end of December 2025, down 7.2% from the previous quarter. Despite the business disruptions, Baragwanath said the company is expected to make an interim ...

Chalmers to focus on productivity, economic repair in 2026 Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... $20 billion in savings, improving the budget bottom line in every year of the forward estimates, getting the Liberal debt down, that's been the story of this government," Chalmers said. "And the story of 2025 and our economy was public spending - public ...

Multi-boutique expands to Australia, seeks partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... outcomes. There is already a gigantic amount of money here in lump sum and pensions. I think there is a tremendous opportunity down here in Australia," he said. Bowmoor Capital and Deep Value Asset Management (DVAM) are currently in the multi-boutique's ...

EQT promotes three Australian staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... four years ago from Pacific Equity Partners in Sydney, where he was associate director. The appointments come as EQT beds down its $3.2 billion acquisition of Coller Capital. The deal, expected to be finalised later this year, will see Coller operate ...