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Aware Super names head of stewardship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... ESG experience to the team, having worked across corporate strategy, public policy, asset management and commercial development initiatives in Australia at AMP, ANZ, Deloitte and Victorian Treasury. He recently chaired Blackwattle Investment Partners ...

Macquarie shareholders question its climate change commitment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
Macquarie Group shareholders are questioning if the investment giant is still committed to aligning its finances with the goal of net zero by 2050 and if so, how it plans to assess its fossil fuel financing activity for compliance. Shareholders have ...

Data, compliance key to successful technology-enabled advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference in Melbourne, Flextrade vice president of business development James Hammond said the reality is "no one sorted out their client data," meaning investments data is housed in disparate ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... and said she was excited to be joining. "In my most recent role I have had a front row seat seeing the incredible development and growth of AI and automation globally," Carney said. "Finding new ways to apply both automation and AI to support AustralianSuper's ...

Federated Hermes launches global equity fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... been managed since 2007 and oversees approximately US $5.8 billion in assets globally. Associate director of business development Liz White said the launch reflects growing demand among Australian wholesale investors for broader global diversification ...

Vital Business Partners names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... advisers and accountants," Fisher said. "VBP is also passionate about being a great place to work and providing career development opportunities for its people, which I strongly believe in." VBP currently has around 300 clients and over 1500 team members ...

Lendlease names new investment management chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... investment officer in July 2024, with responsibility for capital allocation, as well as global capital raising and product development. She has more than 30 years' experience across institutional real estate, transactions and investment management, including ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
ASIC is furthering its simplification work, focusing on the development of sector-based regulatory roadmaps, improving ASIC registers through the RegistryConnect program, and expanding digital transactions. ASIC said for the next six months it will ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... economic gains while fostering stronger public-private collaborations, the entities said. The project included the development of 20 wholesale tokenised market use cases across multiple asset classes, including fixed income, managed funds, repos, structured ...

North expands adviser support with new hire

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
AMP North has appointed a head of business development and national sales manager as it focuses on expanding adviser support and distribution capabilities. AMP North has appointed Kristen Lennis-Harvey as head of business development and national sales ...