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Perpetual names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... management arm has appointed a new investment lead ahead of an anticipated sale of the business to buyout firm Bain Capital. David Blunt, who is head of growth assets, has been named acting chief investment officer, taking over from Kyle Lidbury, who ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... 2024," he said. "This should calm the RBA's fear of an inflationary wage-price spiral." Meanwhile, Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said the GDP data would not be enough to justify an immediate rate hike. "Overall, despite the stronger than ...

AFM, PGIM announce exit from Qld retirement village developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... will outperform. We will look to further increase our exposure for the right opportunities." Separately, PGIM appointed David Fassbender as head of Asia Pacific for the real estate business, effective July 1. He is currently deputy head of Asia Pacific ...

AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... technology officer. Brigid Parsonson has also been appointed as chief operating officer. AFCA chief executive and chief ombudsman David Locke said the new appointments ensure AFCA has the right expertise in place to prepare for the future and meet the ...

ASX outlines upcoming plans to 'rebuild confidence'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... by adding governance and independence as a new stream to elevate focus on leadership and culture. Commenting, ASX chair David Clarke acknowledged that the exchange has fallen short of the standard it upholds, but the proposed framework will deliver a ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... businesses operating in the lower and mid-market range, earning between $10 million to $250 million in annual revenue. Founders David Odgers, Adrian Kerley and Stuart Wardman-Browne carved out IFM's former private equity team to launch the new firm ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... executive of Magellan Investment Partners. Matthew Grounds and Guy Fowler will continue as co-executive chairs of Barrenjoey. David Gonski will become independent chair while Andrew Formica will be deputy chair. Some Barrenjoey directors and Barclays' ...

Victory Capital makes 'best-of-both-worlds' offer for Janus Henderson

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... to Victory Capital if shareholders do not approve the transaction with Victory Capital. Victory Capital chief executive David Brown said he is ready to move forward expeditiously towards a transaction and believes Janus Henderson stakeholders would similarly ...

Evidentia hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... portfolios for Australia's private wealth firms and has $13 billion in funds under management. Other recent hires include David Grace as co-portfolio manager within the direct Australian equities team, Haydn Scott as principal of private wealth solutions ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... underway, and we remain firmly committed to progressing these matters as quickly as we can," chief ombudsman and chief executive David Locke said. Separately, AFCA has issued its 1000 Dixon Advisory determination, which is considered the "largest single ...