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Lazard names the local head of retail sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Lazard Asset Management has confirmed that after eight years leading the Australian retail sales team, Benjamin Granbery has left the firm. "We would like to thank him for his significant contribution to Lazard Asset Management," said Lazard AM's ...

Rest Super team defects to Channel Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Rest Super's operational due diligence team is defecting to Channel Capital in a major coup for the local investment manager. The move comes as Channel Capital launches a specialist global operational due diligence (ODD) business to meet growing ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
BlackRock is gearing up to list a Bitcoin ETF for Australian investors, according to ASIC filings. Last month, a new managed investment scheme titled 'iShares Bitcoin ETF' appeared on the ASIC Register, followed by the registration of a 'Trustee ...

PIMCO expands active ETF offering with EARN

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... solutions tailored to investors here," Watkins added. PIMCO hopes to fill a gap in the Australian ETF market by offering a local fixed interest strategy with a minimum of 50% AUD-denominated bonds, making it relevant for domestic investors.

Australian super funds 'important' for the UK economy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
Australian superannuation funds continue to play an "increasingly important" role in the UK economy, with a group of local super fund leaders set to head there later this month to explore more collaborative investment opportunities. The Australian Superannuation ...

QIC to lead investor gateway for energy sector

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... deliver energy projects around Mt Isa, Cloncurry, Julia Creek and Richmond in the North West Minerals Province. This includes local storage and generation solutions to maximise benefits from the Western Link. It will also build major transmission infrastructure ...

ASIC cancels CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... foremost researcher of cash investment". According to CPG's website, it has been a significant contributor to the NSW Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) finance professionals best practice investment guide, as well as the adviser on investment ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... review of 10 financial advice licensees with more than 300 representatives using OSPs over the last two years found that local practices depend on their overseas representative to ensure risks are managed appropriately. This puts advice firms' data and ...

ART private equity lead heads for Middle East

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... superannuation sector. Rest Super deputy chief investment officer and private markets head Simon Espo has also quit the local super fund sector to join buyout heavyweight CVC Partners. Murphy's departure highlights the intensifying competition for ...

Mercer hires chief for Kiwi business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... Mercer's New Zealand business, Anna Scott will spearhead Mercer's operations across New Zealand, working closely with local and regional teams to further develop the firm's capabilities in superannuation, health and benefits, workforce solutions ...