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Perpetual to launch fixed income active ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... ETF. Perpetual said DIFF will invest in assets that are difficult to access directly, such as senior debt and subordinated bank debt. "We believe DIFF sits in the fixed income sweet spot as rates fall and equities overheat," Perpetual said. The fund ...

RBA cut all but certain: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... was 2.7% to the June quarter, down from 2.9% to the March quarter." With inflation now well and truly within the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%, KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne said there is "nothing stopping the RBA from cutting ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...

Former CBA chief economist joins UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
UniSuper has announced that former Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief economist Stephen Halmarick will join its investment committee as an independent (non-director) member. The $149 billion super fund said Halmarick will commence his tenure on 1 August ...

Octopus awarded $1bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Octopus Australia has announced a partnership with APG Asset Management, a Dutch pension fund investor with assets under management exceeding $1 trillion (€590 billion). As part of the partnership, APG intends to commit over $1 billion to Octopus ...

Lipman Burgon taps former Koda Capital head of research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
The former head of research at Koda Capital resurfaces at a rival financial advisory firm. Jason Coggins, who left Koda Capital two years ago joins the investment committee of Lipman Burgon & Partners. Effective this month, he replaces investment committee ...

Acenda Group names finance, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
Acenda Group, which will result in the merger of Acenda and Resolution Life Australasia before the end of the year, has appointed its chief financial officer and chief risk officer. Karen Malzard has been named group chief risk officer. For the last ...

Cbus deputy chief executive resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Cbus deputy chief executive and chief member officer Marianne Walker has stepped down from the super fund. A Cbus spokesperson told Financial Standard Walker will depart in September. "Marianne Walker has decided to leave the fund in early September ...

Macquarie suffers first strike on pay package

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... address. "This was the approach adopted in response to the licence conditions imposed earlier this year by ASIC on Macquarie Bank. There were remuneration impacts for several executive committee members and others, and these impacts also incorporated ...

Bullock reaffirms RBA's 'gradual easing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has reaffirmed the central bank's policy of gradually easing interest rates, as economists continue to price in a cut next month. Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch, Bullock said ...