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Jarden ramps up Australian equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Jarden has bolstered its Australian equities team with a wave of new appointments across research and sales. Blake Dowsett has joined the investment manager as a director of equities, leading coverage of insurance and diversified financials. He brings ...

'We won't bet against the US', but 'China is not a foe': Elia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Hostplus has no plans to switch up its investment strategies as tensions between the US and China continue to rise, chief executive David Elia told the ASFA Conference 2025. "I don't think it's about having to choose between either country. ...

Aware Super, Barings spin-off BTR portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Aware Super and Barings are turning their build-to-rent (BTR) portfolio into a standalone brand named WeAreLiving, aiming to grow the platform to $2 billion in the next five years. From this week, an initial seven BTR buildings will be represented by ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Global X is set to launch its first Japan ETF for local investors this month, but unlike other ETFs available right now, it will be the first to track the TOPIX - the Japanese equivalent of the ASX 200. Global X declined to comment on the launch but ...

Barings appoints new head of APAC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Barings has appointed Alastair Wright as head of Asia Pacific (APAC), to start in the role in January 2026. Wright succeeds Duncan Robertson, who will retire after 17 years with the global asset manager. Wright has been with Barings for 20 years, most ...

UniSuper commits over $760m to Macquarie AM's infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
UniSuper is partnering with Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), investing $766 million (US$500m) in its infrastructure-adjacent private equity strategy, which includes $383 million (US$250m) for the strategy's first two investments. Under the agreement ...

BlackRock to launch first active income-focused ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
BlackRock will launch its first actively managed, income-focused ETF in Australia, iShares Credit Income Active ETF (ASX: ICME). ICME is designed to generate monthly income for investors, while aiming to deliver returns above RBA Cash Rate. The diversified ...

Half of super investments now offshore: NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
NAB's latest Super Insights Report has found that the $3 trillion APRA-regulated superannuation industry now has more than 50% of its assets invested overseas. The report draws on survey responses from 37 Australian superannuation funds, representing ...

Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Financial advisers are struggling with inefficiencies in data and implementations that are hindering advice accessibility, growth, and profitability. Early data from the Elemnta-Marshan Consulting 2025 Adviser Efficiency Analysis report highlights three ...

Evidentia acquires practice management firm

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Managed accounts firm Evidentia Group will acquire practice management advisory firm Encore Advisory Group. The partnership will deepen Evidentia's business consulting capabilities, it said. Encore has over 20 years of experience in supporting financial ...