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GDG reports record FUM growth, eyes stronger second half

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Generation Development Group (GDG) saw strong returns across all its business lines in the six months to 31 December 2025, with net profit after tax growing 63% to $20.1 million in the period. The group is now targeting even better performance in the ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Following the demise of the Shield and First Guardian master funds, regulatory pressure and being blacklisted from several platforms, Sequoia Financial Group is now reviewing the viability of InterPrac Financial Planning. Sequoia managing director and ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... software and services at 13%. The direct lending investments were sold at 99.7% of their par value. In the US, a business development company (BDC) is a wrapper or vehicle for investors to access ownership in a diversified pool of private credit assets. ...

Quinbrook expands Australian focus with two new executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... accelerate Quinbrook's growth and strategic focus in Australia, including advancement of the proposed Gladstone State Development Area (GSDA) Energy Hub Project in December 2025. Additionally, Quinbrook has appointed Tom Wray as senior director in the ...

SMSFA recognises outstanding members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... comprehensive programs understand that earning these designations requires a strong commitment to ongoing professional development, technical excellence and the highest standards of SMSF practice." Burgess said the Chief Executive Award recognises a ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... technologies at the productivity frontier has slowed." Christensen added that Australian market sector research and development investment as a proportion declined by more than 40% between 1995 and 2025. "New types of capital are less likely to exhibit ...

UniSuper 'missed out' on gold rally, but for good reason: Pearce

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... everyone benefits. That is indeed why we are seeing a broadening of the market rally outside tech. This is a very healthy development and once again demonstrates the benefits of diversification." Speaking on the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to ...

Oaktree sales exec lands at Ares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... New Zealand at Ares. She spent more than three years at Oaktree, having previously worked in institutional business development at Fidante Partners. Earlier in her career, Ramos held roles at Robeco Asset Management and Mine Super, and spent nine years ...

Ex-Zenith partner joins private assets platform

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... investment roles, including head of research and head of investment consulting, my passion for innovation and service development led me to explore new directions," Davis told his LinkedIn network. "I took leadership over the digital, product, project ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... mandate spans liquid alternatives across relative value, risk premia, and risk recycling, combining internal strategy development with external implementation. Sommers said it is a portfolio with plenty of moving parts, requiring close attention to how ...