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EQT ramps up investments on Asia-Pacific mid-market plays

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
EQT has launched an evergreen private markets strategy focused on Asia Pacific, giving eligible individual and institutional investors access to the investment manager's regional private equity platform through a single vehicle. EQT Nexus Asia will ...

DWS Group unveils new global identity

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... with a more global vision and approach. And an organisation that is clearly recognisable for clients and talent around the world. "As we entered the next phase of our growth agenda, we reflected on where we have not yet fully realised this potential ...

State Street appoints head of Asia Pacific

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... Asia Pacific business at such an important time for our clients and the region," Helyar said. "Asia Pacific is one of the world's fastest-growing regions for institutional investment, and I look forward to working with our teams to support clients' growth ...

Active equity managers lag benchmarks: SPIVA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... failed to beat the benchmark. Global equity managers fared better but still lagged, with 58% of funds underperforming the S&P World Index, which gained 5.3%. The average active fund returned 2.7% on an equal-weighted basis. Australian A-REIT funds also ...

CareSuper earns place among pension fund giants, ART breaks into top 20

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has cracked the top 20 ranking of the world's largest pension funds, while CareSuper has debuted on WTW's annual Global Top 300 Pension Funds report. This year's Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments ...

WT Financial takes majority stake in TNT Advisor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... shared ambition is to support Dela, Tanya, Tamara and their team in building TNT into Australia's preeminent, genuinely world-class paraplanning service - combining exceptional people, exceptional technology and exceptional service," Cullen said. TNT ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... much institutional consulting. About five years ago, JANA put a strategy forward to see what we do in the institutional world could translate into wealth," Leman says. Leman notes JANA works with mid- to top-tier advice licensees, consulting on their ...

AUDC supports startup to launch tokenised private credit offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... integrate its Australian domiciled stablecoin for a tokenised private credit offering via its grant program. Kasu is a real-world-asset private credit platform that connects loan originators with capital providers, ranging from institutional asset managers ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... unavoidable paradox: As a rich and 'lucky' country, Australia also boasts being one of the happiest places in the world, ranking 15 th in this year's World Happiness Report, but is hamstrung by how to manage this crisis as medication now ...

American Century names APAC managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... sector. It is more than an honour to be able to work with him helping advisers and consultants help their clients around the world achieve financial success," Repetto said. "Nigel joins a team with a strong service culture who are eager to deliver the ...