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Addressing modern slavery risks more critical than ever: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
This year's Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference will help financial services professionals address modern slavery risk in portfolios, particularly as new laws propose entities should identify and take reasonable action ...

APAC investments chief for Morningstar IM resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
Morningstar Investment Management's chief investment officer for Asia Pacific will shortly leave the post to pursue other opportunities. Matt Wacher was appointed to the role in 2019 and will finish up in late May. Wacher is also the chair of Morningstar's ...

arcpoint OCIO wins three mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
Newly launched arcpoint OCIO scored its inaugural clients, winning mandates from three advisory firms. The Sydney-based firms are Capella Advisory, ek Private Advisory and United Advisory. For ek Private Advisory, which services high-net-worth (HNW) ...

Praemium progresses automation, finalises local job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
Turbocharging its workforce automation, Praemium has finalised restructuring the local information technology division that made several jobs redundant and is on track to save $9 million in salary expenses. This includes cost savings from the closure ...

ASIC to refresh financial market infrastructure guides

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
ASIC is updating its regulatory guides to reflect recent reforms to financial market infrastructure (FMI) rules and is seeking industry feedback. The FMI reforms affect three ASIC regulatory guides that are up for review, following the introduction ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
Challenger saw $11.7 billion leave its funds management business in the third quarter, of which $3.4 billion came from negative market movements driven by the Middle East conflict. The lion's share of $8 billion were net outflows while the balance of ...

Hostplus extends Citi mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
Hostplus is extending its custodial and fund administration services mandate with Citi for five years. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said via an in-depth process, "Citi remains best placed to deliver custodial services that are critical to supporting ...

K2 AM to close small cap ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
K2 Asset Management (KAM) is shutting its small cap ETF for failing to achieve sufficient scale after nearly 11 years. The K2 Australian Small Cap Hedge Fund Complex ETF (ASX: KSM) is winding down with the last trading day set for May 15. Incepted on ...

UniSuper names new board member

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
UniSuper has appointed a new member to its board, joining as an employer representative. Scott Henderson replaces Nicole Gower, who departed after nine years with the super fund. Henderson is currently vice president of corporate services at Edith Cowan ...

Tribeca Financial appoints strategic partnerships lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
Tribeca Financial has appointed a new head of strategic partnerships, who hailed from Industry Fund Services (IFS). Damien Foley joins Melbourne-based Tribeca Financial where he is responsible for developing executing strategic partnerships with key ...