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ASX names Lofthouse's successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... shares some experience in the Asia Pacific region, currently chairing the board of Global Rate Set Systems in Auckland, New Zealand, a position he has held since June 2024. ASX chair David Clarke said Attia's appointment follows a rigorous global selection ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians), the manager of the $90 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance ...

Aussie active equity managers lack persistent outperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... authors of the report said. Across the ditch, 2025 also proved to be another challenging year for active funds. In New Zealand, most funds underperformed relevant benchmarks across global and domestic equities, as well as domestic bonds. Notably, 79% ...

Another private equity manager joins bidding war for oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
oOh!media has received another unsolicited takeover bid, this time from I Squared Capital (ISQ) valuing the media firm at around $765 million, topping the previous bid from Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) which valued the firm at $747 million. The board ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
New Zealand needs to reform its pension sector, increasing the age at which retirement savings can be accessed and no longer taxing those savings, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In its latest report on ...

Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... and co-investments. It also profited from higher advisory fee income, particularly in the Americas, Australian and New Zealand, as well as higher brokerage fee income from increased market activity. The asset management unit, which covers real assets ...

Platinum Asset Management awards back-office mandate to Apex Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... plans, with payments to be made via BPay or electronic funds transfer. Transactions will also no longer be made in New Zealand dollars and instead will be made in Australian dollars at conversion rates determined by relevant financial institutions. Although ...

Northern Trust appoints APAC head of industry development

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... proposition, working closely with institutional investors, consultants and industry stakeholders across Australia, New Zealand and broader APAC markets. The appointment comes as competition intensifies within the custody and asset servicing sector, with ...

Vale Steven Glass

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... ethical and environmental, social and governance credentials. In 2024, the Pella Global Generations Fund launched in New Zealand under a portfolio investment entity structure. Before Pella, Glass co-founded the Pengana International Equities strategies ...

NZ Super promotes two, hires from Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... was previously portfolio manager, private equity, a role she'd held since July 2019. Prior, she worked for PwC UK, New Zealand Treasury, and Deloitte. The fund also promoted Bryan Bennett to director, real assets. Bennett was previously portfolio manager ...