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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 ...

First half steady, net inflows positive for Fiducian

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
Fiducian Group said it kept the business steady and took in positive net inflows in the first half of the 2026 reporting period amid a turbulent backdrop. According to Fiducian chief executive Indy Singh, the ASX-listed financial services firm kept ...

HNWs, retirees key battlegrounds for platforms: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
The race to deliver the best solutions for financial advisers catering to the high-net-worth (HNW) and retiree segments will set platform providers apart, according to SuitabilityHub. The annual Platform Market Wrap Report revealed HNWs are the "strategic ...

CFS to integrate estate planning services for members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced a new partnership with Safewill which will give almost one million CFS members access to an online Will creation service with legal review and digital estate planning services at no extra cost. CFS said the service ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
The Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund (FES Super) has reworked its default option as it looks to ensure performance test success. FES Super offers six investment options to members, the default being the Smoothed option. As of this month ...

Nuveen takes over Schroders for $20bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
TIAA's Nuveen will acquire UK fund manager Schroders for $20 billion (£9.9bn) to create a $3.5 trillion (US$2.5tn) powerhouse. Nuveen has nearly $2 trillion (US$1.4tn) in assets under management, while Schroders has $1.6 trillion (US$1.1tn). Schroders ...

GQG reports increased FUM despite $5.5bn outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
GQG Partners has reported funds under management (FUM) for FY25 of $231.27 billion (US$163.9bn), a 7.1% increase. This comes despite outflows of $5.5 billion (US$3.9bn) for the period ending 31 December 2025. GQG chief executive Tim Carver said despite ...

Vision Super adds private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... can continue and enhance with the additional scale." Recent exits from Zenith in the last six months include Steven Tang and Ben Davis, who joined Asculum Partners, and David Wright, who moved to Pinnacle Investment Management.

Legalsuper makes additions to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
The $7.5 billion fund added a chief operations officer position and welcomed a chief member officer. Legalsuper executive manager, business enablement and risk John Robinson has been promoted to chief operations officer. Robinson, who has more than ...

ASIC inquiry an 'inflection' point for ASX: Lofthouse

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Although posting strong revenue growth in the six months to December end, the ASX's total expenses for FY26 are expected to balloon as a result of ASIC's inquiry over its governance, capability, risk management frameworks. ASX posted revenue growth ...