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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 ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... - will be better positioned to capture growth across multiple value pools simultaneously," it said. State Street country head for Australia Tim Helyar said with annual contributions near $160 billion and withdrawals around $120 billion, Australia is ...

Count expands national advice footprint with $72m takeover

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Count Financial is set to acquire a financial advice, investments and accounting business with 14 locations across the east coast of Australia. The acquisition of Oracle Advisory Group will strengthen Count's platform for future growth, enhancing its ...

Fiducian to pay $7.3m greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
Fiducian Group will pay $7.3 million for making false and misleading statements about the socially responsible and ethical nature of its Diversified Social Aspirations Fund (DSAF). Subsidiary Fiducian Investment Management Services (FIMS) entered into ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... meaning we had little exposure during most of the February sell off," Eliot said. Meanwhile, in December AustralianSuper head of asset allocation Alistair Barker said while the super fund is not looking to invest in digital assets, it does hope to capture ...

T. Rowe Price Australia country head exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
T. Rowe Price Australia is bracing for further leadership change, with its country head confirmed to depart in July following the exit of its head of intermediary. Darren Hall, who served as head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand, will leave ...

Akambo ventures into asset consulting, makes first hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... moving into UBS Global Asset Management, where he was the director of distribution for 12 years. More recently, he was the head of distribution at Partners Wealth Group. Akiki said he is thrilled to welcome someone of Tomkins' calibre to the new ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... percentage points. "Rising house prices continue to be the main driver of growth in household wealth in the December quarter," ABS head of finance statistics Mish Tan said. "The mean price of residential dwellings was up 2.7% in the December quarter ...