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Family offices hunt opportunities in AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... come next at 30.8%. Private equity leads the pack within this asset class at 9.8% followed by real estate at 7.4%. Drawdown funds are the most common way they access private investments, utilised by 67% of participants, the survey found. This is closely ...

Advisers need more support: FAAA submission

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... the collapses of Dixon Advisory, UFG, Shield and First Guardian as highlighting the need for more to be done to recover funds from those responsible, who have been hit with fees that they've avoided paying. "Critically, also, more needs to be done ...

IFM Investors hires global investment research lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... the NZ Super Fund and the Future Fund to review and enhance their investment models, multiple Australian superannuation funds and a number of sovereign funds in Asia and the Middle East to help design their approach from the ground up." Commenting, Misra ...

Pinnacle takes over Pacific Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... in new ordinary Pinnacle shares. Founded in 2016, the London-based, growth-orientated asset manager has $27.3 billion in funds under management (FUM). It operates two core streams: technology-enabled adviser solutions and single-manager solutions. The ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... "significant" gaps in communications to members. Following an assessment of scams and fraud-related website content across 47 super funds, benchmarking against the big four banks (ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, and Westpac), ASIC found that banks consistently ...

Member governed super boards deliver more: SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
Superannuation funds with employer and employee representatives on their boards generate billions in additional value for members, Super Members Council (SMC) says. In a new report, Member First Representation: The Profit to Member Governance Advantage ...

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% ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... super contributions made by the perpetrator over a set period, not mandated employer contributions. If successful, super funds would then have 10 business days to make the payment. Unfulfilled historical compensation orders brought into existence before ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... the commission's organisational capability." Mary Delahunty, the chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said Court's appointment as the first female in the role is an important milestone for gender equity ...

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 ...