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Wealthy families double down on private markets: JP Morgan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... increasing exposure to private investments, nearly 70% now prefer active roles through governance, operational oversight or board seats, signaling a move to hands-on influence. Specialty assets like sports teams have also become serious investment opportunities ...

Uniting Financial Services appoints chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... four years as chief executive of the Anglican Schools Corporation in NSW. He was also chair to the Glebe Administration Board, overseeing investment funds for the Anglican Church in Sydney. Outside of his career in faith-based financial services, Smith ...

Former Selfwealth chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... executive Asia Pacific for Ignition Advice between 2021 and 2023. Currently, Keary is the chair of Ensombl and was previously a board member of the Australian Japan Business Cooperation Council and Evergen, a CSIRO joint venture. "I was attracted to ...

Key roles vacant as NZ Super prepares for growth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
New Zealand's $86 billion sovereign wealth fund is filling several critical investment roles as it gears up for explosive growth that will see its assets double within a decade. NZ Super, led by former Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend (pictured) ...

Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... individuals' rights in war or conflict zones. The Council of Ethics is an independent body that makes recommendations to the fund's board for consideration. Norway's wealth minister Jens Stoltenberg said the world has changed since the ethical guidelines ...

Schroders Australia chief executive to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... decades of experience, including executive roles at Challenger, BlackRock, and UBS Asset Management. She is currently a board member of the Financial Services Council, UBS Optimus Foundation, and Chief Executive Women. Telfer will report to Schroders ...

RBA on hold but 'not as hawkish as feared'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... Despite the RBA's anticipated uptick in inflation, the bank appears to believe it will be caused by short-term factors. In the board's statement it noted: "Inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022, as higher interest rates have been ...

Perpetual confirms exclusivity with Bain Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... implications for shareholders greater than anticipated. Following ATO feedback, Perpetual chair Gregory Cooper said the board and management engaged with KKR to explore alternative transactions that the board believed could be in the best interests of ...

Phillip Lowe to chair ASX Advisory Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
The ASX announced Phillip Lowe as chair of the newly formed Advisory Group on Corporate Governance (AGCG). Per the recommendations made in the October expert review panel's report, the AGCG was established to replace the ASX Corporate Governance Council. ...

Future Fund returns top $200bn since inception

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... fund started in 2006 with an initial endowment of $60.5 billion and is now worth $261 billion. Total funds managed by the Board of Guardians reached $327.9 billion in September. "This is a great achievement and reflects the work done at the Future Fund ...