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Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A group of institutional investors, including various super funds, and the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Australia's sovereign investor in manufacturing capability, have formed a conglomerate to raise more than $217 million for ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... refund of tax already paid. Treating those refunds as irrelevant when calculating earnings is at odds with how our tax system is designed to work." The submission warns the draft legislation would penalise super funds holding assets that generate franked ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... wealthy individuals to pay less tax. Oxfam chief executive Jennifer Tierney said the surge in billionaire wealth exposes a system that is failing people at home and abroad. "While millions of Australians are cutting back on essentials, struggling with ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
BlackRock's assets under management (AUM) have hit US$14 trillion in the fourth quarter ending December 2025, while State Street reported a 20% jump in its AUM. BlackRock's boost in assets follows a record US$698 billion of net inflows for the full ...

Geoeconomic conflicts, extreme weather threaten global stability: WEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Geoeconomic confrontation is the "most severe risk" that will herald a new phase of volatility over the next two years, while climate change will be the biggest threat over the long term, a report from the World Economic Forum finds. Released ahead ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... product innovation, transforming crypto from a niche asset class into a fully regulated part of Australia's financial system." Domestically, late last year ASIC labelled most digital assets, including wrapped tokens, stablecoins, tokenised securities ...

I Squared Capital rolls out $300m sustainable energy solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... I Squared committed US$300 million to enable operations. The funding will empower ANZA Power to support a lower-carbon system that prioritises grid resilience and long-term reliability for its consumers. Rather than building from the ground up, ANZA ...

Vinva snaps up ECP executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Systematic investment manager Vinva Investment Management has hired Amy Teh as client relationship director, adding almost two decades of institutional distribution firepower Teh will work with Vinva's institutional and wholesale clients, adding ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
NGS Super has promoted Miao Yu to portfolio manager, currency and commodities. Most recently, Yu served as a senior investment analyst at the $17 billion fund for over two years, after joining in 2023 as an investment analyst. Previously, she worked ...

Fairlight adds Sydney partner

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Fairlight Capital Partners has appointed a new partner as it continues to tap into the Australian adviser and family office markets. William George joins the employee-owned firm from his role as associate director of The Table Club, an Australian family ...