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Morgan Stanley sheds 2500 global roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
Morgan Stanley is shedding 2500 jobs across its global workforce, affecting many in the investment banking, wealth management and investment management divisions. As first reported overnight by the Wall Street Journal, roles from front office to the ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... government policy, which has strongly contributed to the rapid development of AI implementation. In Australia, federal and state governments have invested $2 billion, complemented by private investment, but need further support to help development across ...

Local custody industry surpasses $6tn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... HSBC Bank (12%), Netwealth (11.2%), and Perpetual (11.1%). The top five custodians by size now are J.P. Morgan ($1.49tn), State Street ($1.08tn), Citigroup ($1.05tn), Northern Trust ($995bn), and BNP Paribas ($824.2bn). The rankings remain the same when ...

Perpetual names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... investment manager research, selection and portfolio construction, most recently as an investment analyst at Colonial First State. He previously worked at Lonsec and Lazard Asset Management. He will work closely with Blunt and the wider investment team ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Mercer Australia is set to lose the head of its OCIO business after more than 17 years with the firm. Mercer partner Craig Hughes is stepping down to take some downtime, with plans to return to the industry in the second half of 2026. "Working within ...

Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... brands including MLC, Plum, ANZ Smart Choice, OnePath and IOOF. He has also held senior roles at MLC Wealth, Colonial First State and Zurich Financial Services. "Having previously led Iress' superannuation business, and with more than 25 years' ...

First Super names interim investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... and served as head of fixed interest and cash at Telstra Super from 2008 to 2014. He also worked in institutional sales at State Street Global Advisors and earlier consulted to MIESF on a review of its interest-bearing assets. First Super chief executive ...

Advice remains profitable for those who prepare: Centurion Market Makers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Based on observations and data from transactions in 2025, Centurion Market Makers' latest Practice Valuation Guide shows some businesses are selling for as much as 7.5x EBITDA. Centurion Market Makers said while some things have changed in recent years ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard 2026 Economic Outlook webinar that we're likely going to face more frequent and severe disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... pay more than $40 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 13 Republican states that claimed it, along with BlackRock and State Street, sought to damage the US coal industry through climate activism. The case was brought in late 2024 by 13 state attorneys ...