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Rodney Forrest handed prison sentence for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... imprisonment for insider trading and procuring others to trade in more than $3 million of Platinum Asset Management shares. In August 2024, Forrest secretly accessed the computer of the chair of Regal Partners without permission and photographed confidential ...

Insignia sees $1.5bn inflows, updates on CC Capital takeover

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... well-advanced and will be shared with ASIC for review in due course. Insignia entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed in August last year to be acquired by New York-based CC Capital for a value of $3.3 billion.

Study reveals who bares brunt of US tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... collapsed, but export prices did not fall. The study also examined the unexpected tariff hikes imposed on Brazil and India in August 2025: tariffs on Brazilian imports were suddenly raised to 50%, and for India, from 25% to 50%. The data found foreign ...

Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... retire from executive roles on March 30, bringing to an end more than 30 years in financial services. George joined AMP in August 2021, tasked with cleaning up the wealth giant following the Royal Commission and subsequent scandals involving several ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... Superannuation Fund approved the inclusion of Shield on their investment menus. It was available from February 2022 to August 2023. However, EQT blames ASIC for failing to warn the market and ETSL about Shield when it could have done so. This is despite ...

Diverse leadership cements business growth, positive workplace culture: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... gender balance in ELTs of ASX 300 companies by 2030. The survey gathered responses from 30 of 41 signatory companies in August 2025. All surveyed said greater gender diversity in leadership benefited talent attraction and retention, and workplace culture ...

KKR chief operating officer steps down

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... was the global head of the Aladdin business. He then moved up the ranks to become chair of the Asia Pacific business in August 2014 before landing the role of deputy chief operating officer. Locally, KKR was close to acquiring Perpetual's wealth ...

NGS Super appoints asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... head of equities, fixed income and alternatives Lucas Hartmann has resurfaced at TCorp after a 12-month career break. In August, the super fund reshuffled its executive ranks, appointing Fotine Kotsilas as chief risk officer as part of a broader leadership ...

Magellan records drop in assets under management

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... Financial Group amid investigation following allegations that he was involved with a junior employee. Furthermore, in mid-August of last year, the company rebranded its investment business as Magellan Investment Partners, featuring refreshed corporate ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... expected to leave interest rates steady in the first half of 2026, with two rate cuts still expected, albeit delayed to August and November."