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Netwealth chair to retire, successor appointed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... billion to $104.1 billion as of March 31 and that staff numbers increased to over 660. Heine also said that Antonie's banking experience was beneficial to the firm's ASX listing. "His leadership and guidance during that period were invaluable," he said. ...

Islamic finance industry association established

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
The Islamic Finance and Investments Association (IFIA) will work to further Australia's nascent Islamic banking, finance and investments sector and Shariah compliant standards. Launched today, the IFIA is led by chief executive Chaaban Omran, the former ...

Escala poised to overhaul strategy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... James is widely regarded as a logical succession choice, having accumulated three decades of experience across investment banking, funds management and research. He has focused exclusively on wealth management for the past 25 years, working initially ...

MA Financial eyes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... disclosure obligations." This comes after MA Financial entered into a joint venture with Monroe Capital and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to invest up to $2.6 billion (US$1.7 billion) in senior secured loans to US middle market borrowers. ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... executive between December 2023 and April 2024. Before joining the fund Steed had a 25-year career in financial services and banking, including various executive and general management roles with AMP, ANZ and ASB Bank. NZ Super chief executive Jo Townsend ...

Jarden Strengthens advisory team with Rothschild exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... healthcare. Prentice had been with Rothschild for almost two decades. Before joining the firm he worked in investment banking at ABN AMRO and Macquarie. According to the broker, Prentice is one of the country's leading dealmakers, having advised on many ...

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners adds to APAC leadership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... specialist. Prior to that, he held various roles at Aberdeen Standard Investments, Standard Life Investments, and HSBC Global Banking and Markets. Commenting, Quinkbrook co-founder and managing partner David Scaysbrook said the appointments align with ...

Benchmark-clinging passive investors risk meagre returns: Perpetual

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
Perpetual head of investment strategy Matt Sherwood has warned that passive investors banking on a repeat of the past 15 years of very strong global equity returns may be sleepwalking into a decade of disappointment. Sherwood said the past decade of ...

NZ Super appoints inaugural chief operating officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... between December 2023 and April 2024. Before joining the Guardians, Steed had a 25-year career in financial services and banking, including various executive and general management roles with AMP, ANZ and ASB Bank. NZ Super chief executive Jo Townsend ...

Aware Super appoints UK private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... years' experience working on global energy and infrastructure transactions through roles in investments, investment banking and consulting. Aware Super noted that his experience covers a broad range of infrastructure sectors and business maturities ...