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Investment

Ziller launches Global Fund Active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Ziller Funds Management is offering its flagship fund as an ETF for better adviser access.

Centrepoint Alliance, Count see strong earnings growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Both financial advice groups have reported strong first-half performance, underpinned by heightened demand for advice and the expansion of their adviser networks.

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Blue Owl has liquidated US$1.4 billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies.

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Despite a constantly shifting political landscape, US private credit is still an attractive option for investors looking to break into the sector, according to La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Paton.

The three telltale signs of termination for ETPs: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
There are three specific metrics by which investment managers can assess the viability of their products, Rainmaker Information says, and those that demonstrate all three have a significantly higher likelihood of failure.

DigiCo REIT sees revenue lift

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
HMC Capital's real estate trust reported underlying revenue was up 12% to $108 million in the first half.

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
QIC has partnered with Wollemi Capital, a climate specialist investment firm, to invest $80 million in Australia's first commercially scaled food waste to energy plant in Queensland.

Magellan profits fall, focuses on 'progress'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Magellan Financial reported operating profits of $83.1 million in the first half and will deliver shareholders an interim dividend of 39.5 cents per share.

MA Financial, Dimensional launch new offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
MA Financial has launched an Asia Pacific private credit fund as part of a strategic partnership with China Merchants Bank (CMB), while Dimensional is launching a new fund focused on highly profitable companies.

Netwealth reports HY loss after $100m payment to First Guardian victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Netwealth reported a half year loss of $2.2 million after refunding more than $100 million to victims of the First Guardian collapse.