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The risks keeping APRA's new deputy chair up at night

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... tragedy for the individual concerned, but it would also be particularly challenging for the system if it happened on a large scale, placing enormous pressure on existing compensation mechanisms." He said awareness is no longer enough and institutions ...

Magellan sheds name, enters new focus as Barrenjoey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... Barrenjoey and subsequently listing under the ticker code BJY on the ASX. "This isn't a cosmetic change. It reflects the scale and ambition of what has been built, and the transition of your company from a single-line investment manager to a diversified ...

ESSSuper names chief executive

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... services for members, as well as experience working in technology companies. Those experiences are vital as we deliver large-scale projects underpinning our enhancement of retirement outcomes for our members." Since taking on the acting chief executive ...

ART rolls out new investment technology platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... functions that can otherwise operate across separate investment processes. Its implementation supports ART's broader efforts to scale its investment operations alongside the growth of members' retirement savings. BlackRock head of Aladdin client business ...

Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... and Investments' global defined benefit and defined contribution leader Christine Mahoney commented that on a broader scale, "pension systems are under real strain." "Governments that clarify their pension objectives, strengthen funding, and build ...

Gas transition to take 'decades rather than years': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... range of underlying companies. "Changes in government policy and corporate commitments inevitably influence the pace and scale of the transition that companies can realistically undertake," Pearce said. "Nevertheless, our commitment to engaging constructively ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... when you're running these processes, you have to run them on that basis so that no one can say you put your finger on the scale." Lawrence gives Hinchliffe a pass on the Sheppard meeting as it was in her capacity as a BHP director, but says the other ...

Showcase: A technical advantage

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... million - a huge cohort that will seek retirement advice. For financial advisers to meet this opportunity, they need to scale their advice offering and have more tools in their kit bag to serve different types of clients. Thanks to new technology, regulatory ...

TAL launches takeover bid for Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN, VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
TAL Daiichi Life Australia, the Australian subsidiary of Japan's Daiichi Life Group, said it has submitted a non-binding indicative proposal to the board of Challenger with a takeover offer. The offer is for TAL to acquire the remaining 79.5% of ordinary ...

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... report, chief investment officer Ludovic Theau highlighted the growth in its private markets business, saying the firm's scale gave it a structural advantage in targeting transactions in the $25 million to $75 million range that larger funds tend to ...