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Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025

A long-serving Perpetual executive will relocate to Queensland next month to join QIC, overseeing its 900-strong global team. Paul Chasemore has been appointed chief people & culture officer, effective 1 December 2025. Chasemore spent 18 years at Sydney-based ...

Barings appoints new head of APAC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025

Barings has appointed Alastair Wright as head of Asia Pacific (APAC), to start in the role in January 2026. Wright succeeds Duncan Robertson, who will retire after 17 years with the global asset manager. Wright has been with Barings for 20 years, most ...

Colonial First State, AIA agree $140m class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025

Colonial First State and AIA Australia will pay a combined $140 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by hundreds of thousands of super fund members who paid excessive insurance fees. The class action was launched by Shine Lawyers in January ...

Damian Graham jumps to Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025

Challenger has announced the appointment of Damian Graham to the new role of group chief investment officer, effective January 2026. The group chief investment officer position is a new role that will integrate investment teams from Challenger Life ...

Chris Marco sentenced to prison over $34m fraud

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025

Convicted Perth fraudster Chris Marco had his sentence handed down this week, after being found guilty following a five-week trial in September. The Supreme Court of Western Australia has sentenced Marco to 14 years imprisonment, with eligibility for ...

Uniseed appoints chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

Uniseed has appointed Alastair Hick as its chief executive starting January 2026, succeeding Peter Devine who will leave the organisation in December after 20 years in the role. Hick will take over the role next year following a transition period through ...

BlackRock expands fixed income ETF lineup

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025

BlackRock will add another fixed income ETF to its local offering, enabling diversification across countries and sectors. The iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond ETF (ASX: AGGG), hedged to the Australian dollar, will be priced at 0.18% and is expected ...

Pinnacle acquires stake in Advantage Partners

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

Pinnacle Investment Management will acquire a stake in Advantage Partners, a private equity investor from Japan, for $92 million. Pinnacle will own up to 13% of Advantage Partners over a three-year period. The first stage will acquire a 5% stake for ...

Former Statewide Super executives acquitted

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025

Two former Statewide Super executives who were terminated by the fund and then charged with dishonesty offences have been acquitted. In January 2020, Statewide Super terminated its chief risk officer Kieran Netting and chief financial and operating ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

BlackRock is gearing up to list a Bitcoin ETF for Australian investors, according to ASIC filings. Last month, a new managed investment scheme titled 'iShares Bitcoin ETF' appeared on the ASIC Register, followed by the registration of a 'Trustee ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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