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GQG sees $6bn outflows in a month

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
GQG Partners saw $5.94 billion (US$4.3bn) in outflows in January alone. By comparison, the investment manager saw total outflows in the year ended 31 December 2025 of $5.8 billion (US$3.9bn). GQG did not provide an explanation for the outflows in its ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... a 25-year, 50 Megawatt (MW) renewable power purchase agreement (PPA), achieving a Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) of around 100 and five-star ratings through 2023 to 2025. The sale was completed on January 13, marking one of the largest ...

ASX partners with Bloomberg on credit futures product

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is collaborating with Bloomberg Indices to introduce new futures contracts that track two of Bloomberg's indices on its ASX 24 platform. The ASX-Bloomberg AusBond Index Futures will enable investors to manage ...

Pinnacle takes over Pacific Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
Pinnacle Investment Management will acquire the outstanding stake in Pacific Asset Management (PAM) for $418.8 million in a bid to accelerate its global private wealth footprint. Pinnacle will snatch up the remaining 79.2% interest in PAM after it acquired ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
ASIC is urging super trustees to strengthen their anti-scam and fraud practices after a review found "significant" gaps in communications to members. Following an assessment of scams and fraud-related website content across 47 super funds, benchmarking ...

Member governed super boards deliver more: SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... representative governed super funds generated $33 billion in net additional value for members above the APRA performance benchmark. In comparison, their counterparts saw a $400 million loss, SMC said. This equates to nearly $2000 in additional value ...

AOFM names lead managers for 2037 Treasury Bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has released a new benchmark bond offering, set to mature on 21 October 2037. The AOFM acts as the Commonwealth government's central borrowing authority, managing the government's debt and investment ...

Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... estate infrastructure, are near impossible to mark against the benchmarks set by the regulator because the assets in that benchmark are no longer for sale anymore. Parker said ART is confident in the way it approaches investing in that sector as it actively ...

Cordis AM winds up only fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... view to explore other funds management and investment business options." The fund struggled to outperform against the benchmark. According to Cordis, since inception the fund delivered 2.42% p.a. against the benchmark return of 6.77% p.a. On a six-month ...

GDG awards Hackett big pay day

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Generation Development Group (GDG) chief executive Grant Hackett could be earning $3.3 million a year, should he meet all short- and long-term incentives, reflecting the firm's growth and success. As part of his updated remuneration arrangements ...