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Munro Partners adds institutional sales lead in Canada

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
Munro Partners is expanding its offering to Canada's major institutions, hiring an institutional investments executive based in Toronto this month. Brad Haughey has been appointed to the newly created role of vice president, institutional investments ...

Platinum shareholders greenlight L1 Capital merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
Platinum Asset Management shareholders have unanimously voted in favour of merging with L1 Capital to create a $16.5 billion entity. Some 99% of shareholders gave their tick of approval at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) yesterday. This means ...

Unprecedented US M&As a boon for Australia: BGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the US wealth management sector have reached unprecedented levels over the last five years and the local sector is poised to benefit highly from this, according to Berkshire Global Advisors (BGA). Bomy Hagopian, a partner ...

ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has tendered his resignation, to finish up in 2026. In June, Longo told the Secretary to the Treasury he would not be seeking an extension of his term, which finishes up on 31 May 2026. A former lawyer, Longo replaced James Shipton ...

Private markets, asset class correlations upending 60-40 portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
The rise of private markets and increasing intra- and inter-fund correlation among asset classes should prompt financial advisers to rethink the traditional 60-40 portfolio. This is according to CI Global Asset Management head of fixed income and private ...

Brighter Super investments chief to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Brighter Super's chief investment officer has decided to semi-retire and will step down from the post on December 5. Mark Rider has been leading the investments team for the last four years. He was appointed chief investment officer at LGIAsuper ...

DWS names APAC real estate business lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
DWS has appointed a new head for its Asia Pacific real estate business, who leads day-to-day operations from the Sydney office. Matthias Naumann is currently the chief investment officer of APAC real estate, a role he's held for more than a year. ...

Zenith names portfolio solutions lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
Zenith Investment Partners has appointed a lead for portfolio solutions, replacing the incumbent who spent six years in the role. Andrew Yap has been promoted to head of portfolio solutions after serving in the deputy seat of this position for three ...

Cbus vows faster death benefit payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
After being caned by ASIC for making beneficiaries wait for more than 90 days to receive a death benefit, Cbus is vowing to pay them faster. Where members have not nominated a beneficiary, Cbus said benefit payments will be paid to the surviving current ...

Young people want more from their life insurance: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
Young consumers are overlooking life insurance as delayed traditional milestones make it feel less relevant, according to a report by Capgemini Research Institute and LIMRA. The World Life Insurance Report 2026, based on a survey of 6000 people aged ...