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Morgan Stanley sheds 2500 global roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
Morgan Stanley is shedding 2500 jobs across its global workforce, affecting many in the investment banking, wealth management and investment management divisions. As first reported overnight by the Wall Street Journal, roles from front office to the ...

ASX partners with LSEG to upgrade derivatives platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
ASX will partner with LSEG to modernise and upgrade its derivatives trading platform. ASX 24 trades the Australian and New Zealand interest rate, equity and commodity futures and options markets, supporting some of the world's longest trading hours. ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
ASIC chair Joe Longo highlighted two key development areas for Australia to align with prominent players across the Asia Pacific region, saying the regulator wants to be a backer, not blocker, of financial innovation. Speaking at the Asia Securities ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
The number of superannuation mega-funds increased to 10 in 2025, with their growth being almost entirely organic as their net cashflows decline. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2026 report shows four more super funds joined the mega-fund club ...

Local custody industry surpasses $6tn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
Many custodians saw double-digit growth in their assets under custody in the second half of 2025, but none more so than BNP Paribas. Assets under custody in Australia grew to $6.2 trillion in the first half of FY26, an increase of 8.6% on the June 2025 ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
VanEck has bolstered its bench strength with a series of internal promotions and a new hire spanning product, risk, investments and distribution. James Gil and Saul Bernstein have been elevated to head of product and head of risk and compliance, respectively ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
New Zealand's $93 billion sovereign wealth fund is continuing to build up its investment team as it charts a path to double its assets over the next decade. New Zealand Super - led by former Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend (pictured) - has ...

TCorp appoints financial markets manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
TCorp has confirmed Gavin Sinnott as general manager, financial markets, effective immediately. Sinnott has been acting in the role since December 2025, having previously served as head of balance sheet for three and a half years. In the permanent role ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Mercer Australia is set to lose the head of its OCIO business after more than 17 years with the firm. Mercer partner Craig Hughes is stepping down to take some downtime, with plans to return to the industry in the second half of 2026. "Working within ...

Pengana awards investment mandate to Antipodes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Pengana Capital Group has entered into an agreement with Antipodes Partners to assist with the management of the Pengana International Equities (PIA) portfolio. Pengana said the move is part of its ongoing focus on maximising shareholder value for PIA. ...