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Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... ($89.3tn) in 2025 across the top 22 markets, rising 9.6% year-on-year as defined contribution savings continued to drive growth, new research found. According to the Thinking Ahead Institute's Global Pension Assets Study 2026 report, which includes pensions ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... urgently prioritise regulatory reform to address the growing burden of red tape that is stifling productivity and economic growth. The ACCI released a report, Path to Prosperity: Slashing Red Tape to Unlock a Brighter Future, highlighting the increased ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... investment in Pepper Money would provide Challenger with strategic, long-term rights to access fixed income assets to support growth and returns." If the scheme of arrangement is successful, Challenger will hold no more than 25% of the total Pepper Money ...

Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... personified this," HESTA chair Nicola Roxon said. "Debby took over as chief executive at a critical time, delivering strong growth, with the retirement savings of members trebling to more than $100 billion. "We greatly appreciate her service and leadership ...

KKR to acquire Arctos Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... markets, it said. The collaboration will provide Arctos with access to KKR's capital and capabilities to help fuel company growth, while deepening KKR's sourcing and origination capabilities and expanding its long-duration capital base, it said. Upon ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... continued to mature, expanding its portfolio of operating assets and investing in its platform to support sustained future growth." Infracapital deputy chief investment officer Mark Chladek said: "Since Infracapital first invested in 2018, Last Mile ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... sustainability, and join the board as a non-executive director. Davis previously worked as general manager of strategy and growth and chief operating officer at MLC Asset Management, and as director for Australia and New Zealand and chief operating officer ...

MLC ramps up corporate super push

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... following the relaunch 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 ...

Drummond steps up governance and adviser support

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... rather than hinder the delivery of high-quality advice. Mitchell said he was excited to join Drummond at a time of continued growth and evolution in the advice and managed accounts landscape. "What attracted me to Drummond is the clear commitment to ...

Family offices hunt opportunities in AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... offices' concerns as 74% view it as a significant investment risk, followed by trade policy and tariffs (60%), economic growth (57%) and interest rates (55%). J.P. Morgan Private Bank global co-head of the family office practice William Sinclair said ...