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Treasury to reform managed investment scheme governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... ASIC's count, there were 3587 MISs as at June 2025. "According to 2021 figures, retail investors make up about 5% of overall direct investment in MISs, noting retail investors also invest indirectly through intermediary structures or have indirect ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
In a new report, The risk of unrelated aged care advice: protecting older Australians and ensuring quality advice paper, Aged Care Steps identifies key issues with how aged care advice is being provided in Australia, calling for reform. Older Australians ...

Allianz Retire+ updates AGILE, slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
Unveiling several updates, Allianz Retire+ has slashed fees for its retirement income product AGILE to 0.30% p.a. as well as the wait period to commence the lifetime income. The product fee has dropped from 0.80% p.a. while the wait time to commence ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
Global pension assets reached a record US$68.3 trillion ($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 ...

Federated Hermes enters local wholesale market

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Marking its entry into the Australian wholesale investor market, Federated Hermes has launched a global trade finance fund. As a feeder fund, it invests in an AUD-denominated share class of the Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Master Fund ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called on the government to 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 ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... goes on to say it's not a factor in the decision they took [Tuesday]," Kennedy said. In response, Bullock tried to direct the conversation back to public and private demand. Cutting Bullock short, Kenney said: "I know you're going back to private ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Global private equity firm KKR is injecting $603 million into HMC's Energy Transition Platform, marking its second climate-related investment in Australia. The commitment will last seven years and is expected to generate a 14% p.a. return. It will be ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Future Group has reshuffled its investment leadership, appointing a new chief investment officer and shifting its incumbent investment lead into a strategist role. Joe Fernandes joins the group after five years at Australian Unity, where he most recently ...

First Sentier names new institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
First Sentier Group has promoted a long-serving executive to lead its institutional business across Australia and New Zealand. Peter Heine, who has been with the firm for 13 years, has been appointed head of institutional business, in a newly created ...