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Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... inequalities for our members and working women across Australia," Roxon said. "And she's been at the forefront of HESTA's global leadership in responsible investment and investment innovation, including helping drive greater gender equality in ...

KKR to acquire Arctos Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... a platform that expands opportunities across the entire KKR ecosystem." Charles and O'Connor said: "KKR is a preeminent global investment firm and ideally positioned to help us achieve the vision we have for Arctos." "We see tremendous opportunity to ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Global private equity firm KKR is injecting $603 million into HMC's Energy Transition Platform, marking its second climate-related investment in Australia. The commitment will last seven years and is expected to generate a 14% p.a. return. It will be ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... invested in UK renewable energy infrastructure including solar power and battery storage developer Island Green Power, and global battery storage developer-operator Eku Energy. The deals follow MAM's exit from DIG Airgas, which it sold to Air Liquide ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... brings more than two decades of experience in senior leadership roles, including 17 years with Colonial First State, CFS Global Asset Management (now First Sentier Group) and First State Investments. Most recently, he has held a number of independent ...

Aware Super appoints fixed income specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... assets strategy. He brings more than 20 years' experience in asset management, with expertise across Australian and global fixed income, macro markets, derivatives, and portfolio construction and implementation. Scott joins from Australian Ethical ...

Betashares, VanEck add to product lineups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... VanEck added its first cash offering. Betashares expanded its smart beta range this week with the addition of the Betashares Global Momentum ETF (ASX: GTUM), which it said will provide investors with cost effective and convenient access to a rules-based ...

Family offices hunt opportunities in AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
A new survey of more than 300 global family offices shows that artificial intelligence (AI) is in hot demand as the majority flagged it as a thematic they will prioritise as a future investment. J.P. Morgan Private Bank's 2026 Global Family Office Report ...

BTC Markets names chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... serve as chief commercial officer at BTC Markets. Previously, Stonham held senior leadership roles at the ASX and within global financial institutions, specialising in commercial strategy, product development and scaling businesses in highly regulatory ...

Rapid AI adoption leads to heightened private market engagement: Nuveen

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... infrastructure investments, including data centre buildouts powering AI growth, a survey found. Nuveen's annual EQuilibrium Global Institutional Investor Survey 2026 - now in its sixth year of running and surveying some 800 institutions across 30 countries ...