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Former Perpetual executive takes helm at UBS AM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... years in senior sales roles in Australia and internationally. Most recently, he was regional head of institutional and retail sales for Southeast Asia, as well as joint chief executive of Templeton Asset Management. Before joining Franklin Templeton ...

Totality Wealth chief executive exits, replacement named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... based in Singapore and then Sydney, with responsibility across multiple jurisdictions, supporting both institutional and retail clients. "Totality is uniquely positioned in Australia through our multi-asset capability and professional access to international ...

Zurich Australia offloads investment management business

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... Zurich Australia, adding close to $2 billion in funds under management (FUM). The transaction will lift Russell Investments' retail and wealth FUM in Australia to approximately $11 billion, while strengthening its presence across the local adviser market ...

Global X rides silver's highs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... London and policy dynamics. "While the acute tightness seen in late 2025 has eased, residual tariff uncertainty and ongoing retail participation could continue to support prices in the near term." Lin said silver miners are well positioned to capitalise ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... and crisis responses, and address vulnerabilities with their third-party service providers. It also highlighted increased retail client exposure to private credit markets raises risks of mis-selling, unsuitable product selection, and decision-making ...

Former UGC adviser's appeal against ASIC ban accepted

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... disproportionate penalty. For example, a comparable case involved a two-year ban limited to providing personal advice to retail clients," the application read. "The decision inaccurately states that I recommended a specific investment. This is incorrect ...

Federated Hermes expands Asia presence

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... institutional investors across the Asia Pacific region. Federated Hermes said the move reflects the business's focus on wealth and retail distribution segments, where the firm sees "significant" opportunities as client portfolios grow more sophisticated ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market is failing to capture the big money from superannuation funds and institutional investors as retail investors' dominance reigns supreme. Surpassing $330 billion in total funds under management (FUM) at the end ...

ASIC returns $40m of CFD losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
ASIC has secured the return of nearly $40 million to more than 38,000 retail investors as it continues to drive substantial compliance improvement across Australia's contracts for difference (CFD) sector following a whole of industry review. CFDs ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... monitoring the FAR and undertaking a compliance program to determine if they remain authorised to provide personal advice to retail clients. Padua Solutions wealth data manager Colin Williams said that although the industry avoided a catastrophic outcome ...