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ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... expectation also pushed up the US dollar, which in turn hurt gold prices and the Australian dollar." Bassanese said across markets, the more popular recent trades in things like gold and materials have slumped the most, which he said suggests investors ...

Morgan Stanley sheds 2500 global roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... institutional securities business served as a trusted advisor to clients as investment banking activity accelerated and global markets remained strong. The four pillars of the integrated firm - strategy, culture, financial strength and growth - support ...

ASX partners with LSEG to upgrade derivatives platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... trading platform. ASX 24 trades the Australian and New Zealand interest rate, equity and commodity futures and options markets, supporting some of the world's longest trading hours. LSEG Markets Technology will provide ASX with a high-performance, low-latency ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... regulator wants to be a backer, not blocker, of financial innovation. Speaking at the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association annual conference on Thursday, Longo said Australia must innovate its financial system infrastructure to ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... Perpetual, steps up from deputy head of risk and compliance to lead the function. Lal moves into an investments and capital markets management role as portfolio manager, reporting to senior portfolio manager Cameron McCormack. Bratina joins from Generation ...

Perpetual names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... more than 11 years' experience in fiduciary investing and previously held roles with ANZ and MLC, focusing on capital markets research, strategic asset allocation, investment manager selection and portfolio construction. Blunt also spent time at ...

TCorp appoints financial markets manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
TCorp has confirmed Gavin Sinnott as general manager, financial markets, effective immediately. Sinnott has been acting in the role since December 2025, having previously served as head of balance sheet for three and a half years. In the permanent role ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... investment leadership experience, Hart has managed a multi-billion-dollar global portfolio spanning both public and private markets. Hart joins from NZ Super where she most recently oversaw external investments and partnerships. "As we continue to support ...

Evidentia names chief investment strategist

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... changing economic conditions with confidence, Evidentia said. Bringing more than 20 years of experience across financial markets and economic policy in both the UK and Australia, Aird was most recently head of Australian economics at the Commonwealth ...

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... becomes increasingly critical as resource availability and geopolitical instability continue to impact global fertiliser markets." "PlasmaLeap has developed a breakthrough platform for fertiliser with lower CO2 emissions, delivering step-change improvements ...