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KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... acquire Zenith Energy, a local independent power producer, from a consortium that included Pacific Equity Partners, OPSEU Pension Trust and Foresight Group, for an undisclosed figure.

Cbus urges young Aussies to 'build your something'

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... Similarly, members aged 50-66 emphasised a desire to maximise super, elect to use effective tax strategies and understanding pension rules. For individuals aged 67 and above, the strongest interest lies in navigating these entitlements and benefits ...

BT, Challenger to deliver retirement income suite

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... to launch a lifetime super feature in the second half of 2026. The solution would allow members to begin accruing Age Pension asset test concessions while in the accumulation phase. Then, in 2027 it plans to release Lifetime Pension products offering ...

Transfer balance cap to rise to $2.1m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... million to $2.1 million on July 1. "Australians may benefit from the TBC increase if they haven't started a retirement phase pension or have only used up some of their personal TBC," MLC finance expert and head of technical services Jenneke Mills said. ...

Multi-boutique expands to Australia, seeks partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
Multi-boutique Fairlight Capital Partners is expanding in Australia and is on the lookout for strategies it can introduce to its global network of family offices and institutional investors. Founded in 2018 by Thomas Gent, Charles Bamford and Alexander ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change and previously chaired Mercer's FutureMakers Working Group of 30 global pension funds. "Our tiny team helped form a new wave which has now become regulation in Europe, policy and change in key regions ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A Danish pension fund is divesting all US government bonds from February 1, citing the country's growing debt crisis. Akademiker Pension, the $36 billion pension fund for academics, is selling off all its US government bond holdings, to the tune ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Seventy percent of buy-side firms, including asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies, are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in front offices, while more than half are scaling implementation. The 2026 Global InvestOps report from SimCorp ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... requirements of an innovative lifetime retirement solution (IRIS), delivering income for life, the benefits of an account-based pension, and provide access to concessional Centrelink asset test treatment." "The new capability will drive efficiencies ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... "reasonably relied" on third-party service providers. ETSL as the trustee of the AMG Superannuation Fund, under the NQ Super and Pension platforms, and Super Simplifier Superannuation Fund approved the inclusion of Shield on their investment menus. It ...