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HESTA logs record downsizer contributions in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
HESTA has logged a record year for downsizer contributions in 2025, driven by a surge in the end of year spring selling season. Downsizer contributions rose to $94 million in the year, a more than 8% jump from the previous year. The $100 billion super ...

Macquarie onboards Westpac's group treasurer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Macquarie has confirmed Westpac Group's treasurer Jo Dawson will join the investment banking and financial services group starting in June. Dawson brings more than 30 years of experience in financial markets, with 23 years spent at Westpac. She first ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Latest research by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found that top technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
Global equities dominated Australian ETF flows in 2025 along with a focus on currency-hedged exposures, as investors managed geopolitical and currency risks. The Australian ETF market grew by 34.1% in 2025, reaching an industry total market capitalisation ...

Federated Hermes appoints global fixed income CIO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
Federated Hermes has promoted R.J. Gallo from deputy chief investment officer to chief investment officer for its global fixed income portfolio, who will succeed Robert Ostrowski when he retires in May of this year. Gallo has also served as the co-head ...

APRA executive director of super, life insurance exits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has noted the departure of executive director life insurance, private health insurance and superannuation (LPHIS) Carmen Beverley-Smith. APRA said Beverley-Smith has resigned to take up an opportunity ...

Regal profit pushes to $145m on performance fee upgrades

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
Regal Partners expects its 2025 net profits to come in at $145 million driven by fee upgrades, with performance fees estimated to be approximately $130 million in the second half of the year. The ASX-listed specialist alternatives investment manager ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
The Payday Super reforms, effective from July, will hit cashflows of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they scramble to pay superannuation to employees sooner. Earlypay chief executive James Beeson has urged SMEs to begin preparing for the Payday ...

Russell Investments secures $1.8bn funding from Apollo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Russell Investments has received $1.78 billion (US$1.2bn) in financing from Apollo, providing it with long-term capital to support its growth strategy. The transaction refinances Russell Investments' existing term loan, fully repays the firm's prior ...

AMP delivers 11% for members in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
AMP delivered a return of about 11% for its MySuper members in 2025. AMP MySuper Lifestages provides a single investment option tailored for different age groups, matching the decade the member was born in. Members invested in AMP's MySuper 1970s, 1980s ...