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Granite Bay Private Wealth launches, taps BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... all while bringing institutional capabilities within easier reach for their clients," BlackRock head of wealth for Australasia Chantal Giles said. The investment committee is chaired by former AMP chief investment officer Debbie Alliston. It is supported ...

Morningstar boosts analyst team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Morningstar Australasia has bolstered its manager research team with two new hires. Eun Sub Kim joins as senior manager research analyst for fixed interest, reporting to Thomas Dutka. He was most recently at Mercer as a market strategist and investment ...

AMP to pay $29m to settle class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... Planning (AMPFP), Charter Financial Planning (Charter), Hillross Financial Services (Hillross), AMP and Resolution Life Australasia (formerly AMP Life) in 2020. Shine Lawyers alleged the AMP advisers failed to act in clients' best interests by selling ...

JBWere partners to enhance advisers' portfolio analytic capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... impact of market events on client's investment portfolios across public and private holdings." BlackRock head of wealth Australasia Chantal Giles added that JBWere will now have access to institutional-quality data and insights to better support their ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... assets on behalf of 13+ million members." Elsewhere, investment strategist Madeleine Barrow has left Resolution Life Australasia for HESTA, following Resolution Life's merger with MLC Life Insurance to form Acenda. Barrow most recently worked as ...

PPS Mutual appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... his family. Waller was previously the general manager of business partnerships and underwriting at Resolution Life Australasia for more than two years. He has also worked at AMP, Asteron Life, OnePath and ING Australia. Waller will lead PPS Mutual's ...

BlackRock to launch first active income-focused ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... creates a diverse set of opportunities for the portfolio." Meantime, BlackRock head of global product solutions for Australasia Steve Ead said: "Active ETFs are reshaping how investors access fixed income. With the launch of IACT earlier this year and ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... will remain incentivised to exacerbate climate change rather than address it. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) co-chief executive Estelle Parker said investors are increasingly taking their responsibility to understand investee ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... the world's data on the impact of business activities on human rights." The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) said it partners with four ESG data providers to help determine its certifications. "It comes down to what a product ...

Schroders Australia chief executive to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... Zealand Alison Telfer will succeed Doyle as chief executive in February 2026. In relation to Telfer's departure, UBS Australasia joint country head and chief operating officer Nick Hughes has been appointed to the role in the interim. Telfer will ...