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Lendlease names new investment management chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... in 2022 as group head of investments and was appointed chief investment officer in July 2024, with responsibility for capital allocation, as well as global capital raising and product development. She has more than 30 years' experience across institutional ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... superannuation sector as retirement savings pools continue to expand and super funds play an increasingly influential role across capital markets, infrastructure investment and financial systems.

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... system, such as retail payments." The use cases highlighted opportunities across an asset lifecycle, including improved capital efficiency, shorter settlement cycles, reduced counterparty risk, 24/7 liquidity access, and reductions in intermediation ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... boost on Budget night, Mulino said introducing "sensible guardrails" would not impede the contribution of MISs to the capital markets and economy. The government's dedicated $10.3 million to MIS regulation, split across four years, will increase ...

Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) is fundamentally about reducing distortions in the tax system as a whole and to introduce a more fair and neutral system in place of the current one. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum ...

Future Fund makes two new appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... portfolio, investment and asset management and corporate governance having held leadership and executive roles at AMP Capital, Macquarie Group and Lendlease. "These appointments will complement the significant investment and corporate governance skills ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... high-quality reporting and audit," O'Rourke said. "Reliable financial information is critical to transparency in Australia's capital markets and informed investment decisions by investors."

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... meeting, in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to the independent expert's conclusion in its report. Crescent Capital Partners Management, which owns 53% of ClearView, said it intends to vote in favour of the scheme. The next steps involve ...

HeirWealth partners with ViewTrade

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... distribution reach that genuinely complements what HeirWealth has built in wealth technology," Tubman said. "ViewTrade's capital markets infrastructure and our reporting and analytics platform are a natural fit - and together we are able to offer ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... US as they reposition portfolios for a more volatile and fragmented macro environment, according to new research from Capital Group. The firms Fixed Income Horizons Survey 2026 found asset owners are prioritising diversification, liquidity and portfolio ...