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What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... ASIC chair Joe Longo highlighted two key development areas for Australia to align with prominent players across the Asia Pacific region, saying the regulator wants to be a backer, not blocker, of financial innovation. Speaking at the Asia Securities ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... product strategy, development and lifecycle management across the exchange-traded fund range. He reports to VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron. "At VanEck, product carries real weight. It's not about filling gaps ...

Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Iress, the financial advice software provider, has promoted from within to fill the top role in its Asia Pacific wealth business, following the departure of a long-serving executive. Sam Wall has stepped into the role of acting chief executive, succeeding ...

AFM, PGIM announce exit from Qld retirement village developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Australian Diversified Property Fund 1 (ADPF1) capital. The PGIM investment was made on behalf of PGIM's flagship Asia Pacific Value-Add (AVP) real estate strategy. Aura has now completed a transaction with an institutional capital partner to provide ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Fund (unlisted) is for investors who prefer to invest through an unlisted fund structure. Vanguard Capital Markets Asia Pacific head of investment management Duncan Burns told Financial Standard the launch comes after clear demand from Australian investors. ...

Macquarie AM to deliver over 100MW in South Korea

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Sydney last year. Under a joint venture between South Korea's Gabia, a cloud-based specialist, and MAM's Macquarie Asia Pacific Infrastructure Fund 4 (MAIF4), the parties will invest approximately $574 million (₩600bn) to develop the capacity across ...

Silvercrest AM expands into Australia, launches fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... Manonian joins from AllianceBernstein where she was responsible for consultant and key client relationships across the Asia Pacific region. She previously held a variety of roles at Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason in both Australia and the United States. ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... executing capital partnerships as the company pursues its long-term growth pipeline. Kylie Willment, Mercer's Asia-Pacific chief investment officer, has stepped in to cover Brown's Kiwi responsibilities while the firm searches for a permanent ...

Capital Group appoints ETF lead for APAC, Europe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Capital Group has appointed Jim Goldie as the head of ETF capital markets for Europe and Asia-Pacific. Based in London, Goldie will lead the development of Capital Group's ETF capital markets function for the two regions. Goldie joins Capital Group ...

Regal profits rise 65%, Pacific Current reports $11.7m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... clear strategic direction." Unfortunately, not all companies reporting today were able to see the same successful result. Pacific Current Group reported underlying NPAT of $6.7 million in the first half of FY26, down from $15.3 million in 1H25. The loss ...