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Russell Investments hires from BT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... BT where she was head of national accounts. Prior to that Ripley also held roles at HUB24 and AMP. "Tonya brings over 20-plus years experiences across wealth platforms and distribution along with a strong track record of building strategic partnerships ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... advocating for other victims of First Guardian as well as Shield. AFCA determined InterPrac should compensate Kee for $368,093.11 plus interest. InterPrac, however, is contesting this, saying in the concise statement the "determination is unreasonable ...

Ten Cap appoints inaugural distribution lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... appointment follows the launch of Ten Cap's listed active ETF (ASX: TCAP) in November last year, based on its existing Alpha Plus Fund, a long-short equity only strategy in Australia.

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
Australia's economy will take a hit at the fallout of the Middle East conflict, but the good news is it will avoid a recession, J.P. Morgan Asset Management predicts. The asset manager downgraded Australia's annualised growth rate from 2% tipped at ...

Qualitas appoints former Centuria head of FM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... earlier stints at Goodman and CBRE. Based in Sydney, he will lead a business that deploys third-party capital across core, core-plus and value-add strategies. "We've already got around $1 billion in gross assets across two existing funds, so there's ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... by sales in lifetime annuities and guaranteed income solutions, particularly in retirement and aged care. Challenger Index Plus sales jumped 41% to $629 million. "With APRA's new capital standards for insurers of longevity products now set, we are turning ...

Unit pricing errors hit two Mercer funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... on the unit pricing errors related to the Cash Fund. Separately, Mercer will terminate its $53 million Australian Shares Plus Fund due to its "subscale size" on May 7. The fund was incepted in 2005 and returned 7.6% p.a. Early this year, Mercer severed ...

Former Macquarie Private Bank adviser joins Aura Group

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
A specialist in private wealth advice for Australian expats joins a $1bn-plus private wealth manager. Aura Group names Jamie Burgmann as director within its wealth management division, supporting high-net-worth individuals and families with complex ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... wealth advisers who are willing and wanting to work in this space, there is an extraordinary opportunity over the next 30-plus years. "... but they need to be vastly different than just superannuation and investment specialists," he warns. "If that's ...

US private credit firm swoops in to save Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... platform. WhiteHawk has provided Star with around $550 million (US$390m) with an annual interest rate based on the Term SOFR plus a margin that is materially consistent with the company's recent facility agreements. The debt will be amortised on a quarterly ...