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RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revised its economic outlook, showing a higher unemployment rate and slowing GDP growth over 2026. In its Statement on Monetary Policy (SoMP), the central bank expects GDP growth to pick up slightly in the near-term ...

Federated Hermes enters local wholesale market

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... 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, the firm said. The new income solution offers Australian wholesale investors access to ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
The federal government has endorsed a recommendation that the Department of Defence establish a dedicated division to deal with private investors to drive the delivery of infrastructure projects. The recommendation was made as part of a review of the ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... of the equity component of construction costs of the platform's first battery energy storage system (BESS) development project. HMC Capital managing director and chief executive David Di Pilla said the partnership has been structured to deliver significant ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has announced it will up its stake in Last Mile Infrastructure by 50%, buying out Municipal and General (M&G) infrastructure private equity investment arm Infracapital. The deal will make MAM-managed funds the complete ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... macroeconomic research. Before joining Frontier, Miao worked as a research assistant at RMIT University on an ESG research project in partnership with Northern Trust Asset Management. She also held a research role at Monash University, where she was ...

Global RE investment firm continues Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... access to a variety of amenities, including communal kitchens, a fitness facility and study lounges, among others. The project targets a 5 Green Star rating and incorporates sustainable design elements, such as energy-efficient building systems and a ...

Australian Unity cops fine for TMD, DDO failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... course." Justice Moshinsky concluded that the employee tasked with ensuring compliance with the DDO regime or the "DDO project manager" did not have appropriate experience or training. "This reflects poorly on the 'compliance culture' of AUFM ...

Trump taps Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... testimony Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony was related, in part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings. However, Powell - and 12 other central bank leaders - believe the move ...

Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... chair Jerome Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony was related, in part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings. However, Powell and 12 other global central banking leaders felt ...