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QIC names four new principals

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... after serving as a director in the capital advisory team for real assets at Grant Samuels. Before that, he spent a decade at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he served as a director of European infrastructure financing, also covering debt advisory. ...

Platinum executives depart amid merger talks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... months ago, he spent eight years running distribution for XTBs (exchange-traded bond units). He previously worked at Royal Bank of Scotland, Macquarie Group and BT Financial.

Northern Trust selected to test tokenised asset uses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Project Acacia - first announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury back in September 2024 - will now include industry participants to explore how digital currencies and existing settlement infrastructure might support the development ...

Insurer names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Adrian Stewart is set to leave Allianz Australia Life Insurance and Allianz Retire+, with an acting chief executive appointed. David Kane, currently chief operating officer, is stepping into the lead role in an interim capacity. Allianz said Stewart ...

Most traded stocks in the first half of the year revealed

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... industries in the first half of the year, according to new research from AUSIEX. Despite strong growth in the Commonwealth Bank share price, it isn't the most sought-after stock among investors. The most bought stock by retail investors was BHP, followed ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Institutional investors are aggressively buying into risk as stocks are reaching new highs, likely spurred by falling market volatility as Australia sees surges in local investments, new data from State Streeet finds. The State Street Risk Appetite ...

RBA delivers 'confounding' rates decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates on hold at 3.85% at the July meeting, surprising many experts and the markets which were anticipating another cut. The RBA board confirmed that inflation has continued to moderate but ultimately ...

Insignia finalises 1300 staff transfer to SS&C

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
Insignia Financial has finalised the outsourcing of about 1300 staff who worked in the master trust business to SS&C Technologies after striking a deal in February. Last week, staff working in administration, technology and digital teams that support ...

RBA interest rate cut expected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is widely anticipated to slash interest rates by 0.25% when the board meets tomorrow. MFS Investment Management fixed income research analyst Carl Ang said he believes the RBA will deliver a "dovish insurance cut". ...

Cbus, Rest deliver 'strong' returns amid heightened volatility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
Cbus and Rest have reported their results for the financial year ending June 30, sharing common themes in success from both domestic and global investments. Cbus Growth MySuper investment option returned 10.29% throughout the period. Its High Growth ...