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FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... regulators should attempt to unify legislation in cybersecurity for all financial institutions, Northern Trust head of Australia and New Zealand Leon Stavrou points out that this is already the case, to an extent. Asset servicing banks and super funds ...

Australian economy 'stronger than expected'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.6% in the June quarter and was up 1.8% compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Belinda Allen said ...

CBA appoints head of Australian economics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has announced Belinda Allen will take on the role of head of Australian economics after Gareth Aird left the bank in July. Allen will be responsible for developing the bank's Australian economic forecasts, views on the Reserve ...

Future Fund taps AustralianSuper for property director

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... assets at AustralianSuper. Richmond will bring 25 years' experience to the fold. Prior to AustralianSuper, he was head of Australia at the global insurance group Ping An Real Estate for four years. He also boasts experience with Bank of America Merrill ...

Geopolitics, private credit force insurers to 'shift gears': Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... credit, primarily through global and local direct lending, many more are considering it, Janus Henderson Investors head of Australia Matt Gaden said. "Insurers are clearly shifting gears. The move from defensive positioning to proactive portfolio re-risking ...

T. Rowe Price brings research equity strategy down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... different markets and has launched in both hedged and unhedged Australian Unit Trust solutions. T. Rowe Price head of Australia and New Zealand Darren Hall said Australian investors will now be able to leverage the firm's bottom-up fundamental research ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... frequent valuations and demanding better data from asset managers. According to Leon Stavrou, Northern Trust's head of Australia and New Zealand, custodians need to be able to "react quickly, be nimble in how they react to change." What's different ...

Ascalon snags Evidentia executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Ascalon Capital continues to stack up its executive lineup, welcoming a new deputy chief executive. Shailesh Jain has joined the firm as partner and deputy chief executive. He will drive Ascalon's investment research and consulting initiatives ...

Binance appoints new head of Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
Binance has welcomed a fintech founder to the position of general manager, Australia and New Zealand to embrace the next wave of digital assets across the region. Matt Poblocki, who carries expertise across the commercial, legal and regulatory landscapes ...

CBA head of Australian economics steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird has stepped down from the role. Aird was with CBA for 13 years, joining the bank in November 2012 as a senior economist before taking on the head of Australian economics role in April ...