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Betashares, VanEck add to product lineups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Betashares has launched its second momentum ETF, while 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 ...

Advisers need more support: FAAA submission

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
In a pre-Budget submission, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has proposed five key recommendations to increase the number of advisers and cut through regulatory red tape, while supporting consumer protections. The FAAA urged the federal ...

Rapid AI adoption leads to heightened private market engagement: Nuveen

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
With almost all institutional investors leaning into artificial intelligence (AI) in some form, they're also driving capital into private infrastructure investments, including data centre buildouts powering AI growth, a survey found. Nuveen's annual ...

IFM Investors hires global investment research lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
IFM Investors added its first global head of investment research, based in Melbourne. Jeff Chee has been named in the newly created role, joining after more than 25 years at Willis Towers Watson. He will be responsible for IFM's investment research ...

Future Fund adds $30bn to FUM in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
The Future Fund returned 12.4% in the 12 months to 31 December 2025, adding some $29.54 billion to funds under management (FUM), ending the year at $267.4 billion. The long-term return also exceeded the fund's mandate target (7%), coming in at 8.5% ...

RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% at its board first meeting in 2026. The RBA had either cut or kept the cash rate on hold for the past 17 consecutive meetings. In announcing the decision ...

Australian managed funds up $35.9bn in 2025: Calastone

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
Data provided by Calastone revealed that Australian managed funds gained $35.9 billion in 2025. Amid geopolitical tensions and global trade uncertainties, investors prioritised stability through allocating to fixed income strategies last year, the research ...

Brookfield to acquire Peakstone Realty Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
Brookfield Asset Management will acquire industrial property investor Peakstone Realty Trust for US$1.2 billion. NYSE-listed Peakstone owns and operates industrial outdoor storage (IOS) and traditional industrial properties. Last December, Peakstone ...

Clime chair assumes investment role

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Clime Investment Management's John Abernethy will assume an operational role to lead the investment team. Abernethy will become director of investments and remain a director of the company. Meanwhile, Leo Economides carries on as chief investment ...

ADQ absorbed by fellow Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Abu Dhabi is consolidating two of its sovereign wealth funds, with L'IMAD Holding Company to take over the assets and investments of the $378 billion Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Group (ADQ). Abu Dhabi said it is creating "a sovereign investment ...