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Cbus names new chief technology officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... appointed Amanda Hagan as its chief technology officer, having not had one since 2024. Cbus said Hagan brings decades of executive leadership experience across healthcare, energy and financial services, with a keen focus on technology development and ...

Div 296 requires fixing before finalisation: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... pose risks that can create "unworkable" outcomes for self-managed super fund (SMSF) members. SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess has met with Treasury to push changes on the regulation on separate topics. Burgess said the treatment of post-death ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
"I think the odds are on our side." That was the message from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the race for global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) gains historic pace. Anthropic is building the ...

US, Iran agree to cease fire, outlook remains 'uncertain'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... that market reaction to Trump's latest ultimatum was more muted than seen previously." Meanwhile, deVere Group chief executive Nigel Green said a relief rally of this magnitude reflects how stretched sentiment had become. "Investors were bracing for ...

VFMC names head of portfolio strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed KC Low as its head of portfolio strategy and asset allocation on a permanent basis. KC took over the role for an interim term in July last year following the departure of VFMC's head of ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... where we see enduring tailwinds and the potential for attractive long-term, risk adjusted returns." Meanwhile, CEFC executive director Heechung Sung said its commitment, which is being made by transferring existing investments it holds into the fund ...

Viridian targets double-digit growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Viridian Financial chief executive Raamy Shahien told Financial Standard he is focused on continuing to grow the business through hires and more mergers and acquisitions (M&A), targeting a double-digit growth rate. "We've always been clear that ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
JPMorgan Chase chair and chief executive Jamie Dimon says while the current private credit crisis does not pose a systemic risk, retail investors will be among the worst affected should 'anything go wrong'. In his annual letter to shareholders ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... construction, transport and agriculture. It currently has $4 billion in loans under management. BOQ managing director and chief executive Rod Finch commented: "This innovative partnership with Challenger is an evolution of our strategy to think differently ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... questioning whether markets can rely on the TACO principle - the concept that "Trump Always Chickens Out". deVere group chief executive Nigel Green said the fixation on whether "TACO" materialises misses the broader danger building beneath the surface. ...