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APAC investors push for 24-hour trading in US markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
A new whitepaper by DTCC explores the implications of US markets switching to a 24x5 trading schedule, allowing investors to trade 24 hours a day, five days a week. The paper said global demand, especially from APAC investors, and regulatory permissibility ...

Women in Super announces new board line-up

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
The lobby group for women's financial security in retirement has refreshed its board, appointing two new directors and welcoming back a former member as it sharpens its focus on advocacy, equity and industry engagement. First up is Carla De Campo ...

TelstraSuper exec joins CFA Society board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
TelstraSuper's acting chief investment officer was elected to the CFA Society Australia board last Thursday. Kate Misic will succeed former Aware Super chief investment officer Damian Graham, who has stepped down from the board. Misic brings more ...

Padua ends joint CEO structure

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
Padua Solutions is reshaping its leadership as co-founder Anne-Marie Esler shifts from day-to-day management into a board and industry engagement role, drawing a line under the joint chief executive model she has shared with her brother since the business ...

Super moves: ART, TCorp, Future Fund, QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
TCorp has recruited Lucas Hartmann as senior portfolio manager. Most recently, Hartmann served as head of equities, fixed income and alternatives at NGS Super for over eight years, where his responsibilities included implementing derivative overlays. ...

MLC Super adds advice, education head

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
MLC Super has appointed a former AMP, Colonial First State and Zurich executive to lead its advice function. Craig Weber has joined the super fund as head of education and advice after spending over six years at Ignition Advice in a similar role. In ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
ASIC and APRA have released the findings of the 2025 Pulse Check on retirement income covenant (RIC) implementation, painting a fairly dire picture of how super funds are understanding and meeting member needs. While the regulators said some improvements ...

Entireti partners with Striver to shore up talent

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... talent development platform Striver to launch a program that supports the next generation of financial advisers. The initiative will streamline high quality graduates and job seekers into the Entireti's network of member firms, including Akumin, Fortnum ...

IFM head of global real estate resigns

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Chris Chapple, head of global real estate at IFM Investors, is leaving the asset manager to pursue other opportunities. The industry fund-owned investment manager said Chapple had decided to resign after finalising the integration of the ISPT and IFM ...

FAAA Award winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... exemplifies core FAAA values, including advocacy, leadership, and professional growth. They also said that his passion and initiative make him a standout emerging adviser. The FAAA University Student of the Year Award, which recognises members who are ...