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Centrepoint Alliance, Count see strong earnings growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... to FY25 interim dividends, Count said. Commenting, Count chief executive Hugh Humphrey said the demand for advice and strategy to scale its wealth management business was key to the performance. "With scale, diversified wealth solutions and leading business ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... its 'sustainable' label. Effective 28 March 2025, thresholds for companies to qualify for inclusion in the GEO strategy were lowered to broaden the investment universe and mitigate some of the extreme volatility the option had seen over the years ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... now feel more emboldened to threaten retaliation and the ruling has effectively dealt a 'body blow' to Trump's tariff strategy. Trump in his social media post said the decision by the highest court was "ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily ...

Mason Stevens appoints chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... leadership roles at Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and Cbus, building and leading capabilities in portfolio strategy, asset allocation and portfolio construction. Earlier in her career, she held senior positions at Allard Partners, IAG ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... you are going to be talking to them about. It's at this time we can help them create and implement the investment strategy," she said. "Our plan is to build their wealth for retirement, and we can start to think about those superannuation voluntary ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... (USPC) around two years ago, the group has seen a lot of success. "Performance has been very pleasing and exactly as the strategy was designed. The portfolio has traded with minimal volatility, which reflects the deliberate construction of the fund," ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... defensive assets, which includes fixed income and private credit, highlights their importance to the fund's retirement strategy, it said. Sonia Baillie has been named head of defensive assets, while Agnes Hong is head of public market equities. Justin ...

Oaktree sales exec lands at Ares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... BlueCove Limited. The deal, which closed on 3 February 2026, paved the way for the launch of a new systematic credit strategy for Ares. Before serving as head of sales at BlueCove for two years, Thurgood was an executive director at Morgan Stanley. He ...

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

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... months at ANZ Investments, where she was head of asset allocation. She has rejoined in the newly created role of portfolio strategy and research lead. Ding's previous NZ Super roles included tactical credit and asset allocation, where she contributed ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Sommers' mandate spans liquid alternatives across relative value, risk premia, and risk recycling, combining internal strategy development with external implementation. Sommers said it is a portfolio with plenty of moving parts, requiring close attention ...