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AIA snags Acenda head of products

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... "Thank you to the AIA team for the warm welcome. So proud to be part of the team." In August, AIA restructured its retail business that saw Paula Bourke appointed as the new chief retail insurance officer. Former chief retail insurance and advice officer ...

Nuveen completes Schroders acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... executive Richard Oldfield, who will report to Huffman. "Today's milestone is an extraordinary moment for our clients and our business," Oldfield said. "At a time when the world is changing rapidly, we believe active management is more relevant than ...

Brookfield-owned Oaktree raises US$2bn for private credit fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... on Brookfield's longstanding partnership with Oaktree, which dates back to 2019," Oaktree said. "Now as an integrated business, the strategy benefits from deeper sourcing and underwriting expertise, harnessing Brookfield's global scale and extensive ...

AI stocks mask broader market weakness: UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... new products, including its AI assistant, Muse. However, Colosimo said the technology could also challenge established business models, with Expedia falling 17% and Amazon declining 4% amid concerns about AI- driven disruption. "I put it down to two ...

Clime suspended from ASX for missing audit deadline

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... million, comprising $1 million in equity and vendor finance of $5 million. It retains a 10% interest in the newly combined business. The Australian Financial Review recently reported Clime Private Wealth was barred from the Netwealth platform two months ...

Brookfield AM managing partner calls time

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
A Brookfield Asset Management managing partner, who at one point led the Australian private equity business, has wrapped up his 13-year tenure at the firm. Len Chersky has left the firm this week. He joined Brookfield in January 2014 after a brief stint ...

PPS Mutual creates new director of strategy role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... "But scale isn't the goal in itself. What it gives us is the capacity to do more for the professionals who own this business, and for the advisers who look after them. "As a mutual, every opportunity we pursue has to pass a simple test: does it deliver ...

Interest rates at highest level in 15 years

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... eased broadly as expected in recent months, and labour market leading indicators are broadly stable. Meanwhile, growth in business investment and debt is strong." The recent interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve and unemployment data also contributed ...

UBS brings home new alternatives leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
UBS is relocating a private markets specialist from Switzerland to lead its unified global alternatives (UGA) business in Australia, effective 1 November 2026. Richard Johnson will relocate to Melbourne from Zurich to take on the role of head of UGA ...

HLB Mann Judd appoints four directors

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
HLB Mann Judd has promoted three managers across its business advisory, wealth management, and corporate tax to director level, while welcoming a new tax consulting director from EY. David Ravida, Tom Peskett, Hannah Waller, and Gaurav Vasnani have ...