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ASIC has 'strong appetite' to hold boards to account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... heed of." Long said the first is that: "Directors are remunerated, sometimes handsomely, to do their job, which requires real engagement with information provided to them." The second is that: "Directors cannot substitute reliance upon the advice of ...

European asset manager selects Sodor Capital as local distributor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
Praemia REIM, a European real estate investment manager, has chosen Sodor Capital to distribute its strategies to local high-net-worth and institutional investors. Praemia REIM is Europe's largest healthcare real estate manager, with $29.6 billion (€18bn) ...

Infocus reinforces focus on adviser support, governance with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
Infocus has named its head of professional standards, hiring from Count. Phil Creswell has joined the national advice group, where he will oversee adviser audits, quality advice coaching, business health checks and adviser support, helping to ensure ...

Betashares invests in AUD-backed stablecoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... management and financial services. "Globally, stablecoin adoption across financial services and payments is accelerating as real-world use cases become clearer and more widely implemented. Stablecoins have significant long-term potential to increase ...

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
Successful female fund managers thrive in investment teams that are built on diverse views, trust and transparency, which are equally important in the companies they invest in. Looking at the progress of gender parity in wealth management, top female ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
The Protecting Your Super Package (PYS) and the Putting Members' Interests First (PMIF) reforms result in $670 million in foregone death benefits each year, new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows. Seven ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... New Zealand Super - led by former Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend (pictured) - has appointed Brendon Jones as head of real assets. Jones, who joined the fund in 2014 as an analyst in the New Zealand direct Investment team, has been key to some of ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... range. He reports to VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron. "At VanEck, product carries real weight. It's not about filling gaps or chasing themes, it's about conviction, discipline and long-term responsibility ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Consultation is now open on reforms to prevent perpetrators of domestic and family violence from receiving the super death benefits of their victims. Under current law, a superannuation trustee may be required to pay a death benefit to a person who ...

Evidentia names chief investment strategist

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... said. "I'm looking forward to contributing to Evidentia's investment process and helping advisers turn economic insight into real strategic advantage." He will report to Evidentia chief investment officer Darren Beesley, who described Aird as one of ...