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Merchant pledges long-term commitment to Australia with new hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... with both joining chief operating officer and principal Rebecca Wells. Jamie Melville has joined as managing director and head of Merchant Australia, while Eli Glotzer was appointed managing director. Merchant said the appointments reflect its focus ...

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 ...

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
... separate to the fund's investment team, who review and monitor the impact reporting across the portfolio. Australian Ethical head of private markets Adam Roberts explained the characteristics of the fund. "The Growth Opportunities Fund gives wholesale ...

AQR picks SG Hiscock & Company as distribution partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... risk-adjusted returns while targeting a low long-term average correlation to traditional markets. AQR managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Simon Wills said: "AQR offers a wide range of investment strategies, spanning traditional global ...

Canadian pension fund backs NEXTDC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... experience in infrastructure, as further validation of our growth strategy," Scroggie said. La Caisse executive vice-president and head of infrastructure and sustainability Emmanuel Jaclot said the investor sees this as a promising first step towards ...

Minchin Moore, Edney Ryan Wealth Management merge

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... planning and financial protection strategies, helping to deliver better long-term outcomes." Last year, Integro appointed a head of advice to support and explore opportunities for its East Coast expansion.

Orbis appoints ex-Antipodes Partners investment director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
Alison Savas has been appointed as the new investment director at Orbis, working with Eric Marais, head of clients - Australia and Vern du Preez, investment specialist, at the global contrarian fund manager. Prior to the move, Savas was an investment ...

REI Super names new chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... served as deputy chair of REI Super and chair of the risk committee since 2022. In his executive career, Peck served as the head of superannuation solutions at BT Financial for around 13 years, as well as a managing director of Russell Investments across ...

Global recession a 'real possibility': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
UniSuper head of fixed interest David Colosimo said that while a global recession is not assured, it remains a real possibility given the size of Middle East conflict. "The market is now priced for a meaningful hit to growth and weaker earnings, but ...