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Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026

... support a more favourable growth outlook," Rest said. "If the situation persists, higher interest rates for longer could slow global economic activity. Given these uncertainties, we expect market volatility to remain for the near term." At the same time ...

AllianceBernstein debuts second active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026

AllianceBernstein (AB) launched the AB Global Strategic Core Equities Fund - Active ETF on Cboe Australia. The fund offers investors access to global markets via a more defensive approach while still achieving long-term outperformance, AB said. The ...

Global economy 'drifting' to adverse scenario: IMF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026

... director of research Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said with each passing day that disruption continues in the Middle East, the global economy is drifting closer to the adverse scenario of its projections. The IMF has downgraded its growth projections for ...

NGS Super awards mandate to Milliman FRM

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026

... cross-asset volatility." Milliman FRM provides investment advisory, hedging, and consulting services on about $350 billion in global assets. In Australia, Milliman FRM provides full-service implementation manager services for superannuation funds. Milliman ...

HESTA taps ESSSuper head as next chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026

... Australians and, in particular, improving retirement outcomes for women," Campo said. Campo noted HESTA's history of advocacy, global leadership in responsible investment and a strong track record of supporting its members. "I look forward to building ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

... Private markets have experienced significant growth in recent years, and investors are showing no signs of slowing down. Global private equity (PE) investment rose from US$1.8 trillion in 2024 to US$2.1 trillion in 2025, despite a decline in deal volume ...

Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

... increased to 2500 penalty units for individuals (up from 250) and 50,000 penalty units for bodies corporate and significant global entities (up from 1250). "Unregistered practitioners pose a heightened risk to the integrity of the tax system as they ...

HESTA confirms deputy chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

... investment management function and leadership, as well as the evolution of our team as we navigate an increasingly complex global environment," she said. "This appointment strengthens HESTA's senior leadership bench and will support our engagement with ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

... of Ukraine accelerated defence spending and European energy diversification. The Iran conflict is now doing the same for global energy self-sufficiency, while fracturing the US security umbrella and embedding geopolitics as a structural driver of asset ...

Unit pricing errors hit two Mercer funds

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

Investors in Mercer's Passive Global Listed Property Fund and Cash Fund have been hit with unit pricing errors. The Passive Global Listed Property Fund reported incorrect unit prices between 8 December 2025 to 5 February 2026 and 10 February 2026 ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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