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BT Panorama hires long-serving Russell Investments executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... BT." Over the past year, BT has added 89 managed portfolios across 17 investment manager suites, including three private markets solutions, four Vanguard portfolios on its lower-cost Focus menu and an expanded range of specialist and in-house managers. ...

Bathla collapse rattles private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... softening in sales, impacts from the changes made in the Federal Government's May Budget and falling confidence in key markets. "This has coincided with significant increases in construction costs which have been absorbed by the Group. These changes ...

AllianceBernstein launches emerging markets active ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... its local exchange traded offering and giving investors access to it Strategic Core equities strategy. The AB Emerging Markets Strategic Core Equities Funds- Active ETF, trading under the ticker MORE, is built around a strategy designed to capture the ...

Australian Unity names chief of staff, marketing lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... company," Australian Unity said. The two hires join Balaji Gopal, who officially began leading the wealth and capital markets unit as chief executive and group executive on August 24. Gopal was the head of strategic growth, customer experience, digital ...

FSC raises the bar for PC managers with fresh standards

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released a new standard and guidance note for members on private markets, with a special focus allocated for private credit managers. Both the FSC Standard No. 30: Private Markets Best Practice Principles (mandatory) ...

Future Fund chief steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... capabilities that strengthened the fund's resilience and enhanced its ability to capture opportunities in complex global markets, Future Fund said. "Under his leadership as chief executive the Future Fund has delivered strong long-term returns above ...

AWAG's profit takes hit from geopolitics in FY26

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... results reflected many challenges in the financial year, including ongoing geopolitical events, which impacted equity markets especially at the small- to micro-cap segment. However, funds under management and administration (FUMA) grew to $4.1 billion ...

ASX launches first Australian bond and credit index futures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... are cash settled against their respective Bloomberg AusBond indices and traded on ASX 24. ASX acting group executive, markets Danial Sinclair said the launch represented an evolution of the exchange's interest rate derivatives offering. "The launch ...

FinCap launches private markets review for advisers

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
FinCap Platform has launched a complimentary private markets portfolio review for financial advisers. The move comes as it expands an education program aimed at helping allocations and respond to growing client demand. The review, led by FinCap head ...

Macquarie names local head of private capital markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
Macquarie Capital has welcomed a new head of private capital markets Australia and New Zealand. Melannie Pyzik has commenced in the new role, joining from CIM Group, where she was head of Asia Pacific, institutional client group for nearly two years. ...