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Diverse leadership cements business growth, positive workplace culture: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... a moral imperative; it's a strategic one. The evidence is clear - companies with gender-balanced leadership perform better, innovate more, and deliver stronger economic outcomes," HESTA chief executive and 40:40 Vision chair Debby Blakey said. Blakey ...

Granite Bay Private Wealth launches, taps BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... "We wanted to offer investors genuine choice beyond the large institutions. Both clients and advisers deserve something better, something built on experience, trust and a genuinely aligned model." Granite Bay has appointed BlackRock as OCIO, providing ...

APRA executive director of super, life insurance exits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... and private health insurance in September 2024. Beverley-Smith was hired as part of an organisational restructuring to better support APRA's capability in technology and data and aligning its communication and stakeholder teams. This was done through ...

ASX listings, trade volumes improve in December

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... listings to attract more founder-led companies, implementing a more efficient and accessible corporate bond market for better flexibility, and adjusting size thresholds for foreign exempt listings. Further, the ASX advocated consideration of dual-class ...

Ord Minnett creates national practice manager role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Ord Minnett has created a new national practice manager role, appointing Scott Weaver as it looks to better support advisers as the business grows. Weaver will work with associate and private wealth advisers across Ord Minnett's 15 offices. His ...

Lazard sets up new chief investment role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... rigor, build greater collaboration across teams, and enhance the consistency of our process - all with the goal of driving better and more repeatable outcomes for our clients." In his role, Van Nostrand will oversee investment processes, drive economic ...

Deutsche Bank shares surpass book value for first time since GFC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... longer-term vision is to become the "European champion in banking". "Thanks to the progress we made over the past years, we are better equipped than ever to support our clients as their trusted partner in a fast-changing environment, and to generate ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... boards to prioritise ensuring that executive pay is aligned with actual performance. Similarly, 19.35% indicated they want better capital allocation discipline, and 17.4% want to see stronger board effectiveness in terms of leadership, capability and ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
In 2019, then APRA chair Wayne Byres had a blunt message for superannuation funds: "Are you going to get better, or are you going to get out?" The question marked the decisive shift in the regulator's tone, making its agenda explicit: super funds ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... "Australia's productivity growth has stalled since 2016. We need to get productivity moving to ensure future generations can live better and more prosperous lives than those that came before them," Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood said. ...