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Dexus strengthens infrastructure push with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Dexus has bolstered its real assets platform with a new senior investment hire. The group has appointed Sally Box to the newly created role of head of growth market funds, with day-to-day responsibility for the Dexus Community Infrastructure Fund. As ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... returned 8.63%. The option, which holds about $1.4 billion, is certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia and classified as 'Sustainable Plus'. UniSuper has about $166 billion in funds under management and more than 680,000 ...

Acenda completes C-suite with fresh appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Acenda Group has announced the appointment of Ross Miller as its new group chief people and culture officer, effective 16 February 2026. Acenda said Miller is a highly experienced senior executive and human resources leader, with a strong track record ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... consider investing sustainably, but presently only one in five does. Meantime, a Responsible Investment Association Australasia study in 2024 found 80% of investors find a lack of independent information stops them from switching to a sustainable superannuation ...

Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... Yee Young, co-head global wealth management APAC, and locally to Nick Hughes and Greg Peirce, co-country heads of Australasia. The departure comes shortly after former Cbus executive Alexandra Campbell joined JBWere as chief investment officer.

Acenda announces two C-suite appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... chief commercial officer Sean McCormack following the completion of the merger between MLC Life and Resolution Life Australasia. Last week, Giacomo Tarantolo joined Acenda as head of retirement solutions from UniSuper. He also worked at Allianz and Mercer ...

Granite Bay Private Wealth launches, taps BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... all while bringing institutional capabilities within easier reach for their clients," BlackRock head of wealth for Australasia Chantal Giles said. The investment committee is chaired by former AMP chief investment officer Debbie Alliston. It is supported ...

Morningstar boosts analyst team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Morningstar Australasia has bolstered its manager research team with two new hires. Eun Sub Kim joins as senior manager research analyst for fixed interest, reporting to Thomas Dutka. He was most recently at Mercer as a market strategist and investment ...

AMP to pay $29m to settle class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... Planning (AMPFP), Charter Financial Planning (Charter), Hillross Financial Services (Hillross), AMP and Resolution Life Australasia (formerly AMP Life) in 2020. Shine Lawyers alleged the AMP advisers failed to act in clients' best interests by selling ...

JBWere partners to enhance advisers' portfolio analytic capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... impact of market events on client's investment portfolios across public and private holdings." BlackRock head of wealth Australasia Chantal Giles added that JBWere will now have access to institutional-quality data and insights to better support their ...