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Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink is doubling down on private markets' golden run, predicting the fund manager will raise US$400 billion of these assets by 2030. BlackRock aims to tap investments in infrastructure, private credit and alternatives ...

Bailador pumps millions more into DASH

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... accelerate its software and platform technology, while also growing its team. Earlier this year, DASH appointed Sarah Murray as chief product officer and James Louw as chief growth officer. Not long before that, it named Terri Ho as chief risk officer ...

Managed accounts increase confidence amid volatility: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... the end of 2027. Almost six in 10 advisers said managed accounts improved their business profitability. Investment Trends chief executive Eric Blewitt said managed accounts have increased profitability by freeing up time for advisers to service a greater ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Conquest will take on InterPrac's investment portfolio worth $6 million and $1.5 million in cash reserves. Conquest chief executive John Pereira said: "We look forward to working closely with advisers, platform providers, and broader industry participants ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Hormuz is open to all except those who violate our soil. We firmly confront delirious threats on the battlefield." Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said there is now a very real risk of a major surge in risk-off sentiment, adding that hopes ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... towards younger people and people with lower balances starting to be switched into more complex, higher cost products," SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said. However, FSC data showed the average balance of newly established platform accounts is over ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... Sydney to clarify the call to abolish the ban on superannuation funds from borrowing money or issuing debt. AustralianSuper chief liquidity officer Chandu Bhindi recently told the Australian Financial Review an avenue to issue bonds or notes through ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... incentive worth keeping in mind: reframing the company's posture from a defensive to an offensive one. "If I was a software chief executive, with investors demanding to know why my business was not going to be disrupted by AI, attributing a redundancy ...

BNP Paribas AM to turbocharge $2.6tn AUM by 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... in emerging market strategies via joint ventures, namely in the regions of China and India. BNP Paribas Asset Management chief executive Sandro Pierri said BNP Paribas AM is entering a new phase of transformation and growth driven by structurally supportive ...

Barings nabs Challenger's fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... Andy Armstrong, head of whole loans. Robinson's exit comes as Challenger reshapes its investment function under group chief investment officer Damian Graham, who joined earlier this year from Aware Super to bring all investment activities under unified ...