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Government to boost defence through venture capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian government is seeking proposals from Australia's private capital market for potential co-investments in local industry. The government has dramatically increased funding for Australia's defence force and has been making record investments ...

AustralianSuper risk lead jumps to rival

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Skye Stevenson, former head of investment compliance and operational risk at AustralianSuper, has left the $410 billion fund to join Rest Super in a newly created Sydney-based role. Rest Super has appointed Stevenson general manager, investment governance. ...

Betashares hires marketing chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Betashares has appointed a new chief marketing officer, as the firm seeks to grow its business across ETFs, managed accounts, superannuation and direct-to-investor offerings. Elaine Herlihy brings more than 25 years of senior marketing experience across ...

Oaktree sales exec lands at Ares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... Management. A senior vice president at Oaktree, Ramos will serve as managing director and head of relationship management for Australia and New Zealand at Ares. She spent more than three years at Oaktree, having previously worked in institutional business ...

Ex-Zenith partner joins private assets platform

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
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 ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... dynamic asset allocation at ACC New Zealand. During her tenure, she managed the NZ equities portfolio. Switching back to Australia, Aware Super has appointed Bella Chan as associate portfolio manager within its credit income team. Chan joined the $200 ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
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 ...

Landmark greenwashing case against Santos dismissed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) lost its case against Santos, with the federal court determining the oil and gas producer did not engage in greenwashing. On Tuesday, February 17 the federal court handed down its ruling, finding ...

Green moves: AustralianSuper, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's two largest super funds have seen high-profile governance and investment risk professionals leaving for new roles, as regulators ramp up scrutiny of asset owners and managers. Craig Roodt, AustralianSuper's governance lead for internal ...

Shareholder pushback on exec pay eases: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... renumeration practices will often target future executive pay arrangements as well," Georgeson managing director of Australia and New Zealand Scott Hudson said. "While we've seen slightly less pushback across the S&P/ASX 300 in numerical terms, companies ...