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U Ethical chief executive departs, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... roles at Hearts and Minds Investment, including a short stint as its chief executive, and was partner at Mavin Advisory Group prior to that. He also served as a committee member and chair at the Financial Services Council for nearly a decade. He is currently ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... providers, ranging from industrial and engineering names, like Siemens and ABB, to automotive groups, such as Volkswagen Group and Mercedes-Benz, stand to benefit from improved procurement access and services/investment disciplines that can translate ...

Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... rail and aviation industries. The Series A raise led by QIC Ventures and backed by its Brighter Super mandate and Taronga Group drummed up $8 million in commitments. The deal is part of the $50 million mandate QIC won from Brighter Super last July to ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... saying they will forge ahead with activating this relief. InterPrac Financial Planning's parent company Sequoia Financial Group also wants to wash its hands clean of remediation obligations. It is counting on the Operational Risk Financial Requirement ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... focus on exploiting key inflection points in a company's fundamentals. Its top holdings included BWX Technologies, Seiko Group, Modine Manufacturing and Zegona Communications. At February end it had $17.6 million in funds under management. Since ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... professionally managed target date fund," he said. BlackRock recently launched a private markets SMA solution with Partners Group, offering retail access to private equity, private credit and real assets. Fink's 2025 letter extolled the benefits ...

Aware Super appoints head of private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... was subsequently a senior member of the Australian operations of New York-based distressed credit fund Anchorage Capital Group. He began his career at Boston Consulting Group, working across offices in Australia and London. Newmarch said Aware is proud ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
Sequoia Financial Group has offloaded InterPrac Financial Planning for $50,000 to Conquest Investment Partners. Sequoia said the "increasing platform withdrawals for new business for remaining advisers, despite their not being involved whatsoever with ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... Infosys and Tata Consulting Services, and Thomson Reuters, Shopify and Chinese firm Baidu. It views Microsoft, Universal Music Group, MSCI, S&P Global, Fortinet, Tencent, Nintendo Booking Holdings and Australian firm WiseTech Global among the most resilient ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... latest Financial Stability Review report, the RBA highlighted high-profile defaults of automotive parts supplier First Brands Group and subprime auto lender and dealer Tricolor last year underscored "opaque linkages and common exposures between non-bank ...