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What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... sectors, and a simpler regulatory and policy backdrop. Last year, the federal government consulted on its proposed digital asset regime in October, shortly after ASIC renewed guidance to label some digital assets as financial products. "Tokenisation ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
The number of superannuation mega-funds increased to 10 in 2025, with their growth being almost entirely organic as their net cashflows decline. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2026 report shows four more super funds joined the mega-fund club ...

Local custody industry surpasses $6tn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... was Citigroup, growing 19.7% to surpass $1 trillion; it now ranks third. Citigroup was a beneficiary of the exit of NAB Asset Servicing, which was wound up in full in the second half of 2025. Also seeing double-digit growth in the period were BNY Mellon ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... a newly created role as portfolio strategy and research lead, after 18 months at ANZ Investments, where she was head of asset allocation. Ding previously held roles in tactical credit and asset allocation, contributing to the 2020 review of the fund's ...

Rest Super names successor to long-serving fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... February. Kiran Singh, Rest's head of listed assets, said the appointment reflects O'Connor's expertise across the asset class and her leadership. "Rachel has overseen both our internally and externally managed assets for more than four years ...

Perpetual names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... experience in fiduciary investing and previously held roles with ANZ and MLC, focusing on capital markets research, strategic asset allocation, investment manager selection and portfolio construction. Blunt also spent time at Liquid Capital Markets ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... Mercer Australia has not yet confirmed a replacement for Hughes. Last month, Hughes highlighted the growing demand from asset owners looking to outsource their investment needs. "Managing a portfolio in this economic climate is becoming increasingly ...

First Super names interim investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... Frontier recently launched an independent chief investment officer business with First Super swapping its 5.6% stake in the asset manager for Cbus Super's 23.6% holding. These leadership changes come as First Super settles in a new deputy chief executive. ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Consultation is now open on reforms to prevent perpetrators of domestic and family violence from receiving the super death benefits of their victims. Under current law, a superannuation trustee may be required to pay a death benefit to a person who ...

Former Tyndall managers to run Bell's first Aussie equities strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Following its official closure on February 27, three former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers will establish an Australian equities function at Bell Asset Management. Bell Asset Management has appointed Tim Johnston, James Nguyen and Scott ...