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State Street appoints head of Asia Pacific

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
State Street has appointed Tim Helyar as head of Asia Pacific, effective immediately, taking the helm from Lochiel Crafter, who recently retired. Based in Hong Kong, Helyar will oversee State Street's Asia Pacific business strategy, strengthen its governance ...

Active equity managers lag benchmarks: SPIVA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
Most active equity managers in Australia underperformed their benchmarks in the first half of 2026, despite market conditions that appeared supportive of stock picking, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices' latest SPIVA Australia Scorecard. The S&P DJI ...

Perennial to close three responsible investment funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
Perennial Partners will shutter three responsible investment funds that manage $140 million in combined assets, as they fall short of reaching scale and achieving their investment objectives. The Perennial Better Future Trust, Perennial Better Future ...

Former UBS Asset Management executive pops up at RAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
Real Asset Management (RAM) has appointed a new head of distribution in Bryce Doherty, the former managing director of UBS Asset Management Australia. Doherty is also an executive director at the alternative asset manager, having recently finished up ...

Kaplan winds up pooled super trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Kaplan Funds Management has shuttered its $12.6 million Kaplan Pooled Superannuation Trust (PST) amid merger pressure from prudential regulator APRA. As trustee, Diversa Trustees told investors the move reflects the rising costs and compliance obligations ...

MFG profit falls 47% as Barrenjoey lifts combined earnings

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Magellan Financial Group's (MFG) statutory net profit has fallen 47% to $88 million in FY26, despite stronger earnings from Barrenjoey helping lift the combined group's operating profit. MFG reported a 9% decline in operating profit after tax ...

Pacific Current eyes return to active management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Pacific Current is mulling a return to active management, two years after it stepped back from active investing and externalised management of its portfolio. The move follows a year of asset sales that left the firm debt-free and holding $158 million ...

ASX launches first Australian bond and credit index futures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
ASX has launched Australia's first exchange traded bond and credit index futures, giving institutional investors a new way to manage exposure to the domestic fixed income market. The contracts, launched in collaboration with Bloomberg Indices, are ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has urged superannuation trustees to make good use of member data to better understand their needs as they move towards and through retirement. Speaking at an industry event, Constant said retirement is seen as an isolated ...

Zurich completes ClearView takeover

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Zurich Financial Services Australia has completed its acquisition of ClearView Wealth, with the insurer now the registered holder of all ClearView shares. The scheme of arrangement was approved by ClearView shareholders on 27 July 2026 and by the Supreme ...