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Capital Group appoints ETF lead for APAC, Europe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Capital Group has appointed Jim Goldie as the head of ETF capital markets for Europe and Asia-Pacific. Based in London, Goldie will lead the development of Capital Group's ETF capital markets function for the two regions. Goldie joins Capital Group ...

Former Mason Stevens investments lead sets up own OCIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... Management, Magellan Financial Group, Wilson HTM and Colonial First State Global Asset Management. More recent roles included head of equities at JBWere and chief growth officer at Investible. Other notable members of the arcpoint OCIO team include AMP ...

Iress sticks to simplification plan, will consider "bona fide" takeover bids

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Iress is firmly focused on simplifying its software portfolio, centering it around wealth and trading and market data, while saying it will consider any bona fide takeover proposals consistent with its fiduciary duties. It has reported a profit of $79.3 ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... short termism and the erosion of long-term value creation, MFS Investment Management warns. Carol Geremia, president and co-head of global distribution at MFS, echoed the dangers of excessive passive investing that the late Vanguard founder John Bogle ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3.8% annual CPI inflation to January was unchanged from December," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. "Trimmed mean inflation was 3.4% in the 12 months to January 2026, up from 3.3% ...

Channel Capital launches credit fund for wholesale investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... dispersion in performance across geographies and sectors, creating opportunities for active managers," Channel Capital co-head of distribution Luke Mandekic said. "Unlike traditional credit funds, the CC Wellington Multi-Sector Credit Fund provides the ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... InterPrac advisers from their platforms. Sequoia's licensee and adviser services division both await their fate. Already, head of licensee and adviser services Daryl Stout resigned effective February 17 via "mutual agreement" and as "part of a broader ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... mid-2026 and moderate to a little above the midpoint of the 2-3% range by mid-2028 as the economy returns to balance. RBA head of economic analysis department Michael Plumb struck a slightly more positive tone than the RBA board gave off in the Statement ...

VFMC names chief finance, risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... by a collaborative culture," Phillips said. Phillips replaces Paul Shanley who resigned in 2025 after three years. VFMC's head of tax Paul Letcher has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since. VFMC also recently hired James Thompson as a ...

LGT Wealth Management names head of family advisory

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
LGT Wealth Management has appointed Kaajal Prasad as the new head of family advisory, strengthening its family governance and wealth transfer services for Australian high-net-worth clients. Prasad joins the wealth management firm from KPMG, where she ...