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GQG sees $6bn outflows in a month

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
GQG Partners saw $5.94 billion (US$4.3bn) in outflows in January alone. By comparison, the investment manager saw total outflows in the year ended 31 December 2025 of $5.8 billion (US$3.9bn). GQG did not provide an explanation for the outflows in its ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
FIIG Securities will pay $2.5 million over cybersecurity failures that went on for years and saw the private data of clients compromised and, in some cases, leaked. ASIC brought its case against FIIG Securities in March 2025 after it found the firm ...

Institutional investors' risk appetite trends down: State Street

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
According to the State Street Risk Appetite Index, investor appetite declined to zero in January 2026, from a +0.36 reading in December 2025. Despite a strong pick-up in institutional risk exposure towards mid-January, uncertainty around Federal Reserve ...

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revised its economic outlook, showing a higher unemployment rate and slowing GDP growth over 2026. In its Statement on Monetary Policy (SoMP), the central bank expects GDP growth to pick up slightly in the near-term ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund has a new lead. Robert van der Zee was permanently appointed by the United Nations Secretary General to oversee the pension fund as Representative of the Secretary General for the investment of the fund's ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
David Valvo, the former financial adviser, amateur comedian and celebrity impersonator who was convicted on fraud charges last year, has been permanently banned by ASIC. Valvo was convicted last year of engaging in dishonest conduct after he stole $110,000 ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) came under fire for overlooking the role government spending, which recently peaked again, has played in driving inflation and interest rate decisions. The grilling came off the back of the Monetary Policy Board upping ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has announced it will up its stake in Last Mile Infrastructure by 50%, buying out Municipal and General (M&G) infrastructure private equity investment arm Infracapital. The deal will make MAM-managed funds the complete ...

First Sentier names new institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
First Sentier Group has promoted a long-serving executive to lead its institutional business across Australia and New Zealand. Peter Heine, who has been with the firm for 13 years, has been appointed head of institutional business, in a newly created ...

Aware Super appoints fixed income specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Aware Super has strengthened its fixed income team with the appointment of a senior portfolio manager, as the $220 billion fund continues to build out its internal investment capability. Andrew Scott will report to Sonia Baillie, head of income assets ...