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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... good manager who can specialise in frontier markets underscores a genuinely diversified global strategy." If the US-Israel-led war on Iran has taught businesses and governments anything thus far it is the importance of diversification - across suppliers ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... that existing local Australian infrastructure rather than starting from scratch," Fayard said. "We operate with a service-led model globally, with a larger team of experts handling fewer accounts each as a deliberate point of differentiation from bank ...

AustralianSuper names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... new chief investment officer, set to take on the role effective July 1, choosing to promote from within. Shaun Manuell has led the fund's Australian equities team for 13 years, overseeing growth in internally managed equities from $1 billion to $100 ...

Scarcity Partners takes minority stake in Infocus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... partnership rather than a short-term capital event. "Infocus has built something genuinely differentiated. It is a founder-led business with deep adviser relationships, award winning technology and a three-decade track record of backing independent advice," ...

ART appoints two to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... experience across global investment, strategy, governance and stakeholder engagement. At Macquarie Group, he established, led and grew major investment businesses and teams in Australia and internationally, most recently serving as executive chair and ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... meanwhile, is introducing new TPD product designs, yet there is low take-up and existing products continue to dominate the adviser-led market. Another issue is if the appropriate pricing of existing products reflects the latest TPD risk profile. On this ...

Aware Super names head of stewardship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... AMP, ANZ, Deloitte and Victorian Treasury. He recently chaired Blackwattle Investment Partners ESG Council for four years and led the development of IFM Investors' inaugural responsible investment strategy and carbon reduction strategy in its global ...

HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... needed to step up to help Australians be confident about their retirement," AMP chief executive Blair Vernon said. "AMP has led the market in bringing these retirement income solutions to market, and while no other provider offers the range of solutions ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... enhance retirement solutions. Developed with Challenger, Generation Life, and BlackRock, the partnerships transform product-led approaches to a "whole-of-life" retirement model for lifetime income solutions combining fixed, CPI and investment-linked ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...