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Local challenger enters Australia's ETF market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
ETF Shares, Australia's first new index ETF issuer in more than a decade and the country's only locally owned provider, is preparing to launch. The firm is led by Cliff Man as chief executive, David Tuckwell as chief investment officer, and Arjun Shanker ...

QTC names new chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
The Queensland government's central financing authority welcomed a former TCorp treasury lead as its new boss. Queensland Treasury Corporation has appointed Simon Ling, an executive with nearly three decades of experience in investment banking ...

LGT Crestone poaches CRO from Challenger

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
LGT Crestone Wealth Management has nabbed a top risk professional from Challenger Ltd. After seven years at Challenger in several risk and compliance roles, Karen James Lawson has stepped into the top risk role at LTG Crestone. Confirming the appointment ...

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will open an office in Australia so that the regulator can assist UK firms in entering the local market and vice versa. To be based in Australia from July, Camille Blackburn has been appointed director, Asia ...

GESB expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
GESB, the super fund for Western Australia's public sector, added a former HESTA executive as its chief member experience officer, while also welcoming a chief corporate services officer. Both are newly created roles for GESB, which is undergoing ...

Equity Story plots expansion, names chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
The chief executive of Sydney-based Capital Haus will assume the role of executive chair of Equity Story Group, as the latter plans to expand its presence in private wealth and funds management. Current executive chair Ross Landles, who will move to ...

MA Financial bolsters sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
MA Financial Group has added a senior distribution executive to support growing demand from financial intermediaries and family offices. Renee Oldfield joins the firm's asset management arm - which specialises in private credit and real estate - ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The defence portfolio will grow to $57.6 billion over the next decade as the Albanese government tightens national and economic security amid growing geopolitical tensions. As announced last year, the government will invest an additional $50.3 billion ...

Roads, railways, NBN winners in Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... upgrade Terrigal Drive and the following projects in Western Sydney: $1 billion will preserve the corridor for the South West Sydney Rail Extension, and $580 million will revitalise Townson Road, Burdekin Road and Garfield Road West to support housing ...

Oreana targets early education assets with new fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
Following its expanded footprint in Australia, the property development and investment firm has launched a new fund targeting early education properties for wholesale and institutional investors. The fund is seeking an initial capital raise of $60 million ...