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Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... president of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors." Blakey said it feels like the right time to shift her focus to a board career. "Leading HESTA and serving our members as chief executive for more than a decade has been an incredible honour ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... infrastructure projects that strengthen Australia's national resilience. "We invest patiently and strategically, with a focus on generating risk adjusted returns for the working people we invest on behalf of. Investing in national resilience is crucial ...

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 ...

MLC ramps up corporate super push

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... of its brand late last year. The fund has appointed James Sinclair as senior manager of corporate growth, where he will focus on expanding MLC's presence in the institutional and corporate employer markets. Sinclair brings more than a decade of experience ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Rest Super has hired a senior analyst in research and portfolio construction from Frontier Advisers. Viola Miao joins the fund after more than three years at the asset consultant, where she worked in the capital markets and asset allocation team. Her ...

BTC Markets names chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... strengthening operational controls. Dobbins will lead the company in its next phase of growth, BTC Markets said, which will focus on institutional partnerships, product development and regulatory alignment. Bowler said: "Lucas has been central to how ...

WT Financial Group clear on 2026 strategy, rebrands retail advice arm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... an evolution of the business. "The retail business has always been about our research and development lab, and our entire focus on that is to innovate and demonstrate to advisers in our network what they are able to apply in their businesses," he explained. ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
ASIC is urging super trustees to strengthen their anti-scam and fraud practices after a review found "significant" gaps in communications to members. Following an assessment of scams and fraud-related website content across 47 super funds, benchmarking ...

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
... we are here is an indictment on the piecemeal and lacklustre nature of reform over the last three decades," he said. "The focus from here should be on lifting the capacity of the economy and its run rate though a strategic supply side reform effort." ...