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Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Often on the frontlines of dealing with an ageing client base, financial advisers have the obligation to identify, safeguard and respond to elder and financial abuse. This is according to Pitcher Partners client director of estate planning Anna Hacker ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Multifactor productivity (MFP), the measure of how well labour and capital inputs are combined to produce outputs, declined over the 12 months to June 2025. MFP decreased by 0.5% over 2024-25, below the 20-year average of 0.4% growth per year and well ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... making across asset classes, liquidity and risk spectrum," Warner said. "This structure is about empowering the portfolio to work as a whole, rather than silos, and ensure our teams have the data, governance and accountability needed to deliver for our ...

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... challenges and opportunities of decarbonisation better than most, and their leadership is central to creating solutions that work in practice," Rampa said, noting that Kalfresh brings a facility specifically designed for Queensland conditions. "This ...

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... claiming that the government may have "brought the pendulum too far back the other way." "My concern with that is all that hard work we've tried to do as a sector to insert confidence and raise integrity in the minds of the community is potentially undone ...

Oaktree sales exec lands at Ares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
Winnie Ramos, Oaktree Capital Management's local head of institutional sales, has joined Ares Management. A senior vice president at Oaktree, Ramos will serve as managing director and head of relationship management for Australia and New Zealand ...

Harry Mitchell joins Investment Trends

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... deputy chief executive, has joined research firm Investment Trends as an executive director on its advisory board. He will work alongside chief executive Eric Blewitt, bringing "fresh eyes" to the business that will help shape the next phase of Investment ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A third Future Fund investment professional is bound for Abu Dhabi, following in the footsteps of the sovereign wealth fund's former chief investment officer and a deputy CIO. Pradheesh Salvarajah has taken on a role as investment manager at Abu ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A former HESTA portfolio construction and risk manager has emerged at Australian Retirement Trust. Australia's second-largest superannuation fund has appointed Michael Sommers as senior portfolio manager, opportunistic strategies. Sommers' mandate ...

Super outflows persist but profits up at Insignia Financial

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
Insignia Financial's Master Trust has posted net outflows of $1.5 billion in 1H26, an increase from $671 million in 2H25. "In the Master Trust business, advised and personal channel outflows remain challenging. We are progressing targeted initiatives ...