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REI Super chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
REI Super has announced its chief executive Jarrod Coysh will be leaving the fund in September 2026. Coysh will be taking up the role of chief executive at GMHBA, the profit-to-member private health insurer. The REI Super board said it has commenced ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
Beyond a governance issue, corruption is a major deterrence to capital flows, undermines long-term development and carries crippling social costs. Seasoned investors, though, are quick to challenge the notion that corruption and governance risks are ...

Lendlease divests from UK build-to-rent asset

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
Lendlease has divested out of its build to rent (BTR) assets in the UK to Greystar. The divestment alongside its partner Canada Pension Investment Board (CPP Investments) consists of a portfolio of 904 residence at Elephant Park in South London. The ...

Sovereign wealth funds ramp up direct private investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
A new survey on global sovereign wealth funds (SWF) found assets under management allocated to private markets is becoming more active, with funds increasingly manage these exposures in-house than through third-party managers. The survey by Bain and ...

Knight Frank names new South Australia managing director

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
Knight Frank has appointed Natasha Barron as managing director of South Australia, succeeding long-serving state leader Bobbette Scott as the commercial property group continues to strengthen it leadership team. Barron joins from Growthpoint Properties ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4% in the 12 months to May 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Annual CPI inflation in May was 4%, down from 4.2% in the year to April," ABS head of prices statistics Rachael McCririck said. ...

First Sentier adds to C-suite, hires from Rabobank

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
First Sentier Group has appointed a former Rabobank executive as chief people officer. Belinda Webber will take on the role as the global asset manager continues to strengthen its leadership team and deepen its focus on talent and organisational performance. ...

OKX Australia leadership changes hands

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
After nearly two years at the helm, OKX Australia chief executive Kate Cooper is stepping down from the top job. Making the announcement on LinkedIn, Cooper said she will formally transition out of the role on June 26. Cooper was the first appointed ...

HSBC Bank fined $35m in landmark scam-protection failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
HSBC Bank Australia has been hit with a $35 million penalty after admitting to widespread and systemic failures in protecting customers from scams. Following a Federal Court hearing in Melbourne on June 18, Justice Bennett handed down the penalty and ...

FinCap launches private markets platform targeting wholesale investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
Private markets specialist FinCap has launched a managed account platform designed to broaden wholesale investor access to institutional grade private market opportunities, as demand for alternatives continues to grow. The FinCap Private Markets Platform ...