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AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... with the Australian Taxation Office in various roles including deputy commissioner (first assistant secretary), small business. "I'm motivated by AFCA's industry-wide impact and its use of data to strengthen consumer protection, deliver insights and ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Three former IFM Investors executives have launched Black Kite Partners, a private equity investment manager with backing from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Magellan Financial Group will take its current 36% ownership in Barrenjoey Capital Partners all the way, inking a deal worth $906 million to merge the two firms. Under the new entity, Brian Benari will become the group chief executive. Sophia Rahmani ...

Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... 2023. Before that, it was under Diversa. Equity Trustees is currently in the process of reviewing its superannuation business following its involvement in the First Guardian and Shield disasters. Willis Towers Watson also ran the Wycomp RSE, but it was ...

WT Financial Group focuses on B2B strategy as profits grow

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... explained. WTL managing director Keith Cullen said the result reflects the continued maturation of its transformation to a business-to-business (B2B) advice platform, positioning the group to deliver sustainable organic growth. Cullen also highlighted ...

Metrics hires Allianz deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... investor partnerships across institutional, wholesale and retail markets, while continuing to build a disciplined, scalable business. Metrics chief executive Andrew Lockhart said Roddis brings asset-owner and consulting experience, along with a genuine ...

Schroders nabs Oaktree exec to lead Asia sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Schroders Capital has poached a senior Oaktree Capital executive to lead its business development and sales push across Asia. Sabrina Meng joins the $111.8 billion private markets business as head of business development for Asia, based in Hong Kong. ...

Evidentia hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... Victoria and Tasmania. Matthew Cho joins from Vanguard, where he was most recently head of its multi-asset solutions business in Australia. Before Vanguard, Cho spent five years at Zenith, starting as an associate investment analyst and progressing to ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... having previously led asset allocation and research. The $410 billion fund appears to have restructured its mid-risk business, moving private credit into fixed income and currency and establishing real assets as a standalone division. The mid-risk unit ...

Australian Ethical unveils strong half-year results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... grown at a 24% compound annual growth rate. "We've delivered growth across our key financial metrics, transformed the business, and maintained robust fundamentals," McMurdo said. "We've also continued to advocate for higher standards across corporate ...