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HESTA announces another executive exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... June to pursue external opportunities. This comes after chief executive Debby Blakey also announced she would be stepping down in the second half of the year after working with the fund for more than 17 years, including 11 years at the helm. Blakey said ...

Australian Ethical makes changes to super menu, fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... costs on Defensive and Balanced will also increase, while those for the Conservative and Australian Shares options will go down slightly. For pension members, the investment fees and costs for the Defensive option are increasing, while they'll decrease ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink is doubling down on private markets' golden run, predicting the fund manager will raise US$400 billion of these assets by 2030. BlackRock aims to tap investments in infrastructure, private credit and alternatives ...

Bailador pumps millions more into DASH

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... million invested in DASH, as well as a further $2.5 million debt investment. It said the equity investment is to be written down by 24% to $30.1 million and the total carrying value will be $32.6 million after the revaluation, inclusive of the debt but ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Sequoia's divestment decision." Sequoia has already slashed $4.7 million in intangible assets relating to InterPrac, writing down the client list following mass financial adviser resignations. InterPrac had 216 financial advisers in mid-March, dropping ...

Macquarie broke law by not putting Shield on watch list, says court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... breached the Corporations Act by failing to place the Shield Master Fund on a watch list, the Federal Court has found. Handing down findings today, Justice Wheelahan determined Macquarie should have placed the fun on a watch list for further monitoring ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
Morningstar said recent layoffs by Australian companies are being made from a high starting point, where in the past decade hiring could have outpaced the needs of the business. Atlassian recently laid off 10% of its workforce impacting 1600 jobs. Block ...

Treasury downgrades productivity assumptions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... period, mainly due to lower than expected departures," Chalmers said. "Treasury's fertility assumption will also be revised down to reflect lower expected births, in line with international trends." Chalmers said work trends are also evolving, with Treasury ...

You can't manage what you can't measure: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... trading decisions. "They are smart as it relates to the data and some of the cutting-edge technologies, and we found that down the track, as with most people, there was a potential to transition those individuals to the [trading] desk," he said. Chatfield ...

Barings nabs Challenger's fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... WyeTree Asset Management. There, he focused on structured credit opportunities in residential real estate. The fund was wound down in 2019. The rest of his team will remain. Victor Rodriguez will drive Challenger Investment Management's strategy ...