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Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... analyst, client portfolio design. Xiao joins from JANA, where she spent three years in client consulting and portfolio construction, advising institutional investors on strategic asset allocation. She began her career as a graduate data analyst in the ...

Generation Life expands investment menu

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... greater choice and deepening diversification for investors and financial advisers seeking tax-efficient portfolio construction. "Investor expectations have changed. People want access to the tools and opportunities that have driven institutional portfolios ...

Former Mason Stevens investments lead sets up own OCIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... investment opportunities has grown exponentially to include digital assets, private markets and ETF selection. Portfolio construction as a consequence, within this new landscape, needs to evolve." arcpoint OCIO will leverage Fiduciary Partners' existing ...

Regal profits rise 65%, Pacific Current reports $11.7m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... including additional appointments to certain investment committees and changes to our risk management and portfolio construction process to limit single-stock concentration risk. "We believe the firm learned valuable lessons from this episode, and we ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... investment plans, especially in areas like utilities, energy, data centres and related technology, and non-residential construction more broadly," he said. While Plumb noted the RBA does not expect the increase to continue in coming quarters at the same ...

Mason Stevens appoints chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... 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, Merrill Lynch (now Bank of America), and Westpac ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... exactly as the strategy was designed. The portfolio has traded with minimal volatility, which reflects the deliberate construction of the fund," Paton says. "We've met our income targets every month since inception. All investor withdrawals have ...

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... consortium bringing to market a wide range of renewable products, including new baseload generation to the energy market." Construction for the facility will begin in February 2026, with the first clean energy scheduled to flow from mid-2027. At full ...

Ex-Zenith partner joins private assets platform

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
FinCap Australia has appointed a new head of portfolio construction and investment solutions for its private assets managed accounts (PAMA) platform, designed for wholesale and professional investors. Ben Davis brings more than 25 years' experience ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A former HESTA portfolio construction and risk manager has emerged at Australian Retirement Trust. Australia's second-largest superannuation fund has appointed Michael Sommers as senior portfolio manager, opportunistic strategies. Sommers' mandate ...