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Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
Mercer Investments culled several fund managers overseeing its international shares strategies following a strategic review that included retaining Schroder Investment Management and awarding mandates to two new fund managers. The restructure affects ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
PME Pensioenfonds, a Dutch pension fund with $105 billion in assets, has terminated an $8.9 billion equity mandate with BlackRock due to the manager's misalignment with the fund's environmental, social and governance framework. According to a release ...

FAAA's Advice Academy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has launched the Advice Academy in a bid to help and support new entrants. Advice Academy offers training modules from Kaplan Professional, mentoring opportunities, a professional year (PY) hours tracker ...

PPS Mutual appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
PPS Mutual has appointed a new head of distribution, succeeding Brian Pillemer who is retiring. Daniel Waller takes on the role after finishing up a career break to look after his family. Waller was previously the general manager of business partnerships ...

Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
The opportunity costs of leaving cash in a savings account are too high as financial advisers can do more to help manage clients' emotional responses when it comes to taking higher risks with their money, a behavioural finance expert said. At the ...

Macquarie terminates more options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Macquarie yesterday announced it is terminating several investment options within its SMA Model Portfolio over the coming weeks. Three options each offered by Activam and Boutique Wealth Australia will shutter on November 30 and December 15 respectively. ...

Uniseed appoints chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Uniseed has appointed Alastair Hick as its chief executive starting January 2026, succeeding Peter Devine who will leave the organisation in December after 20 years in the role. Hick will take over the role next year following a transition period through ...

RBNZ appoints Swedish central banker as governor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has appointed Anna Breman as its new governor for a five-year term from 1 December 2025. Breman comes to the role after serving as the first deputy governor of the central bank of Sweden since September 2022. She has ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
The government is inviting industry feedback on its proposed legislation to develop a fit-for-purpose digital asset regime to better regulate platforms that hold digital assets. The draft legislation introduces two new financial products within the ...

Acadian hires local institutional distribution lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
Acadian Asset Management has appointed a Sydney-based executive to strengthen its relationship with institutional investors across Australia and New Zealand. Matthew McLenaghan has been appointed senior vice president, business development, institutional ...