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Interprac sues AFCA over Shield determination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... responsibility for losses arising from the fund's collapse." Other parties that have been found to be involved include research houses that provided information the financial firms then relied on in giving advice. Interprac said the decision highlights ...

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... instructions from above. People perform better when they understand the bigger picture." At the board level, MSCI's latest research showed female representation continued to grow globally in 2025. At a global level, women held 28.3% of board seats ...

Product showcase: Follow the leaders

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... companies have historically outperformed - it's been established many times over through both industry and academic research. In perhaps one of the most notable examples, having observed that profitable growth was becoming more challenging for listed ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... Putting Members' Interests First (PMIF) reforms result in $670 million in foregone death benefits each year, new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows. Seven years since the two pieces of legislation took ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... returns to the Fund." Earlier, the fund also welcomed Qing Ding back in a newly created role as portfolio strategy and research lead, after 18 months at ANZ Investments, where she was head of asset allocation. Ding previously held roles in tactical credit ...

Perpetual names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... years' experience in fiduciary investing and previously held roles with ANZ and MLC, focusing on capital markets research, strategic asset allocation, investment manager selection and portfolio construction. Blunt also spent time at Liquid Capital ...

Evidentia names chief investment strategist

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... investment strategist, effective early April. Gareth Aird will join early next month to lead the firm's macroeconomic research capabilities, including strong focus on interest rates, inflation, currency movements and global market forces. He will also ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
A new digital platform named Pathways will be developed by TAL, the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), University of Sydney, and Workcom to improve the experience of making an income protection claims for mental health reasons. The ...

Silvercrest AM expands into Australia, launches fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... experience, Manonian has longstanding relationships with institutional clients and consultants, wealth managers, and research houses. Meantime, the Silvercrest Global Value Opportunity Fund invests across the value spectrum, from relative value to deep ...

New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... better understand how super works, why it matters, and how even small actions today can mean more money in retirement. SMC research shows nearly half of Australians don't understand the basics of super, and many still feel disconnected from it because ...