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Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Helga Birgden is leaving Mercer after 18 years as a partner and global chair for responsible investment. She plans to dedicate her efforts full-time to helping boards with sustainability and the circular economy, ending 25 years in the field for the ...

APRA names super, life insurance lead

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... office for nearly seven years. She was also managing director at the London office for almost nine years, before becoming co-chair and executive director of operational risk, commodity and global markets. Peter Diamond will take on the role left behind ...

Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... been an honour. I wish Blair and AMP continued success and will remain a strong supporter." On behalf of the AMP board, chair Mike Hirst thanked George for her leadership. "Alexis has guided AMP through a significant transformation that has streamlined ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... momentum across our entire platform, coming off the strongest year and quarter of net inflows in our history," BlackRock chair and chief executive Larry Fink said. It saw a 12% annualised organic base fee growth in the fourth quarter, growing across ...

ART appoints two new directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... nurses, midwives and teachers, and is deeply committed to ensuring they have a dignified working life and retirement. ART chair Helen Rowell said the appointments reflect the fund's focus on strong governance and member outcomes. "Our fund is growing ...

Fidelity names research director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Fidelity International has appointed a new research director as it moves to strengthen its coverage across the Asia Pacific. Rajesh Gannamani has relocated from Singapore to take on the Sydney-based role, reporting to John Stavis, head of equity research ...

Schroders recruits head of ETFs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Schroders has appointed its first global head of exchange-traded funds to further supercharge the business after hitting over US$1 billion in active ETF assets. Tom Stephens will lead Schroders' global ETF strategy across products, infrastructure ...

Diverse leadership cements business growth, positive workplace culture: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... leadership perform better, innovate more, and deliver stronger economic outcomes," HESTA chief executive and 40:40 Vision chair Debby Blakey said. Blakey said while critical progress toward gender balance has slowed, almost all (95%) of the surveyed ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... Michele Bullock has joined 11 other central bank leaders around the world in showing support for US Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell. This week, the US Department of Justice served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment ...

Granite Bay Private Wealth launches, taps BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... Investment Management, Challenger and Colonial First State (CFS). Also from QIC, Damien Frawley acts as the firm's founding chair. Frawley spent nearly 10 years as QIC's chief executive and before that was the country head of BlackRock Australia. ...