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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy. Simon Aboud joined the wealth manager on June 1. Late last year, Aboud left Allianz Retire+ as its chief product and marketing officer, a role he assumed in May 2021. Prior ...

Raiz names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
The chief executive of Raiz Invest stepped down after nearly four years in the post and has been replaced by former Selfwealth chief Craig Keary. Brendan Malone left the top job on May 29 and remains on gardening leave until 29 May 2027. Keary commenced ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in the March quarter 2026 and 2.5% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Economic growth slowed in the March quarter, with modest household and public sector ...

Invesco, Trinetra IM strategies to wind up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
After failing to scale, Invesco's True Balance Fund and Trinetra Investment Management's emerging markets strategy are set to wind up. The multi-asset Invesco True Balance Fund, which had about $37.5 million in assets, will terminate on June 4. Application ...

Pengana raises $150m for AI-focused LIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Pengana Capital Group says it has already raised $150 million for a yet-to-list fund that targets private companies in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. The cornerstone funding round raised $150 million, exceeding the initial target amount of ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Oxford Economics has hypothesised an extreme scenario of "zero migration" globally and found while destination economies, mostly advanced, would see significant declines in output per capita, origin economies would have modest gains as retained labour ...

Macquarie AM, IG4 Capital to realise over $1bn in global transaction

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... Macquarie was extremely relevant, laying solid foundations for the new phase that begins. We remain confident in our ability to grow consistently and safely in the coming years." Meantime, the transaction marks AD Ports Group's entry into the Brazilian ...

Brookfield accelerates infrastructure strategy in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... investors, including advisers and self-managed superannuation funds, as demand for private market investments continues to grow. The strategy, which has total assets of US$8.3 billion, provides exposures to a diversified portfolio of private infrastructure ...

US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
The artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom continued to drive US equity markets higher in May, while Australian shares delivered comparatively modest gains amid weaker earnings outlooks and pressure on the banking sector, according to UniSuper ...

Aware names head of international

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
Aware Super has drawn from its existing pool of investment leaders to appoint a head of international, based in the fund's London office. From July 1, Mathieu Elshout will be Aware Super's new head of international while also continuing to lead on the ...