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Super funds a "standout" in risk and compliance hiring: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
Superannuation funds have been a standout driver of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) hiring, according to a report by Kaizen Recruitment. The latest salary guide by the recruitment firm found pockets of resilience and emerging opportunities in ...

Ascalon Capital acquires Evergreen Consultants

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
Ascalon Capital has acquired Evergreen Consultants, saying the two firms have a shared focus on investment excellence, governance and adviser partnerships. The deal will strengthen Ascalon's position in the domestic wealth management market by leveraging ...

Macquarie half-year profit rises to $1.7bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Macquarie Group has a reported net profit of $1.7 billion in the first half of the financial year to September, up 3% on the same period last year. Assets under management rose by 5% from last year to $959.1 billion in September 2025. Macquarie Asset ...

Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
The world's largest sovereign wealth fund is halting ethical divestments until its guidelines, unchanged since 2004, are reviewed. Norway's parliament earlier this week voted to pause ethical divestments by Norges Bank Investment Management while it ...

Schroders Australia chief executive to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Simon Doyle, chief executive of Schroders Australia, will step down next year after a 22-year career with the company, with his successor announced. After a thorough search, UBS Asset Management country head Australia and New Zealand Alison Telfer will ...

Revolution expands alts offering in partnership with ColCap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
Revolution Asset Management will expand its alternatives offerings by partnering with non-bank lender ColCap Financial. Under the partnership, ColCap will acquire a 14% stake in Revolution, while Channel Capital will convert its existing interest into ...

Zombie companies on the ASX are dying out

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
New research has revealed a decline in the number of zombie companies on the ASX in the last six months. KPMG Australia's latest data showed a drop of 41% in companies considered zombie, where they exhibit indicators of financial distress for an extended ...

Rest launches new retirement tools to increase advice appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
The $100 billion super fund has announced a new digital experience designed to simplify members' access to its resources for retirement needs, especially for its advice business. The Rest Retire Ready is designed to connect pre-retiree members to ...

Uniseed appoints chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Uniseed has appointed Alastair Hick as its chief executive starting January 2026, succeeding Peter Devine who will leave the organisation in December after 20 years in the role. Hick will take over the role next year following a transition period through ...

Court blocks Merhi from financial services

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Venture Egg financial adviser Ferras Merhi has been banned from working in financial services after ASIC successfully obtained interim restraining orders from the Federal Court. Yesterday, Justice Moshinsky restrained Merhi "through his servants, agents ...