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Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... he said. "For investors seeking longer duration defensive exposure, fixed rate subordinated bonds are currently yielding close to 6%. In an environment where policy uncertainty remains and growth is moderating, that yield for defensive exposure is compelling." ...

VFMC names chief finance, risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... into the role next month. Phillips is currently chief financial officer at Bennelong Funds Management, a role he's held for close to 14 years. "We are delighted to have Jeff join the VFMC team in this executive role leading the key enterprise-wide functions ...

LGT Wealth Management names head of family advisory

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
LGT Wealth Management has appointed Kaajal Prasad as the new head of family advisory, strengthening its family governance and wealth transfer services for Australian high-net-worth clients. Prasad joins the wealth management firm from KPMG, where she ...

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
QIC has partnered with Wollemi Capital, a climate specialist investment firm, to invest $80 million in Australia's first commercially scaled food waste to energy plant in Queensland. The Kalfresh Bioenergy Facility will be led by Queensland vegetable ...

Oaktree sales exec lands at Ares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
Winnie Ramos, Oaktree Capital Management's local head of institutional sales, has joined Ares Management. A senior vice president at Oaktree, Ramos will serve as managing director and head of relationship management for Australia and New Zealand ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A third Future Fund investment professional is bound for Abu Dhabi, following in the footsteps of the sovereign wealth fund's former chief investment officer and a deputy CIO. Pradheesh Salvarajah has taken on a role as investment manager at Abu ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... strategy development with external implementation. Sommers said it is a portfolio with plenty of moving parts, requiring close attention to how different markets, instruments and structures interact, both linear and with optionality. "That combination ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... say the data was in line with expectations. "Today's labour market data broadly supports the view that conditions remain close to balance, although some residual tightness persists. That said, turn-of-year labour market prints tend to be volatile, and ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
Fronting the Senate, Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Australian Navy veteran Peter Williamson called on the government to make him whole after it came to light his military pension may have been unfairly reduced. Williamson retired ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
DWS Group, the EUR 1.05 trillion ($1.76tn) European asset manager, has appointed Ben Taylor as the Australian head of its real estate business. He will also head its Australian transactions function. DWS said Taylor's deep expertise in the residential ...