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Former NZ Super investment head lands chief executive role

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... almost a year since his departure from NZ Super, Hishaam Mirza is joining the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) as chief executive, effective September 14. Mirza will replace Graham Law, who was acting in the role since Mark Peterson stepped down as chief ...

Asset management tops salaries in product management, marketing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... product manager and senior data analyst can each earn between $140,000 and $160,000. Victoria Butt, the founder and chief executive of Parity Consulting, said findings from the last financial year indicate the "market is open, but people are selective." ...

AIA Australia reveals stark gender divide in IP claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... accounting for over half of all female TPD claims, typically occurring between the ages of 45 and 49. AIA Australia chief executive and managing director Damien Mu recently told Financial Standard a top priority for the sector is to nut out how TPD and ...

HUB24 loans $78m to HTFS, beefs up ORFR reserves

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... process of appointing an independent chair-elect for HTFS Nominees as a key part of the transition. Elsewhere, HUB24 chief executive Andrew Alcock said the group delivered an "exceptional" performance for the year. "In an environment of increasing complexity ...

JPMAM expands private equity strategy to wealth clients

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... and mid-market opportunities, with significant allocations to secondaries and co-investment transactions. JPMAM chief executive for Australia and New Zealand Andrew Creber said the asset manager is expanding access and broadening investment opportunities ...

Super funds show unpreparedness on Payday Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... preparedness are emerging across the super sector as funds are still adjusting to the new law. Commenting, SuperAPI chief executive Riley James said the scale of the industry's transition highlighted the importance of having multiple layers of verification ...

Viridian launches national broking business

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... settles more than $1 billion in lending each year, with Cameron Wiles appointed general manager of lending. Viridian chief executive Raamy Shahien said the new business reflected the increasingly interconnected nature of Australians' financial decisions. ...

Challenger lifts earnings fuelled by annuity sales

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... continued demand for guaranteed income solutions in retirement and aged care. Challenger managing director and chief executive Nick Hamiliton said the result reflected the execution of the group's strategy and growing momentum across its business. "Our ...

Iress bets on AI as business transformation moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... financial advisers slash work processes by nearly 40%. Speaking following the release of Iress' first-half results, chief executive Andrew Russell said the company has embarked on the third phase of its transformation agenda after completing the simplification ...

L1 Group profit jumps 97%, raises post-merger synergy target

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... synergies from $35 million to $43 million, with a further $11 million expected to be realised during FY27. L1 Group chief executive and managing director Julian Russell said he is extremely happy with this result, the execution progress on the Platinum ...