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Fund managers 'remarkably positive' despite headwinds: Frontier

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... optimistic - a sentiment that has not wavered since the survey kicked off in 2014. Some 93.9% of managers are predicting business growth between now and 2030. This figure peaked at 97.3% back in 2016 and plummeted to a low of 85.7% the following year. ...

First Super chief to join rival as investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... officer, effective April. He has served as chief executive of First Super for about 13 years, having joined in 2013 from business advisory Evans&Peck. Here, he has also overseen the investment management function. Recently, Watson was instrumental in ...

Temasek joins consortium to acquire Clearwater Analytics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... industry-leading solutions from Enfusion and Beacon. The next cycle will be shaped by AI and data, and we believe the business is uniquely positioned to continue to lead through this shift," Young said. The consortium plans to delist Clearwater upon ...

AllianceBernstein promotes private wealth head to president

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... corporate development functions. AB said in asset management, Erzan has been instrumental to expanding the company into new business areas, including the launch of its active exchange-traded funds business, the creation of an integrated insurance asset-management ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... He notes that in a heavily regulated environment with super funds under scrutiny, it is pertinent that funds maintain business as usual for members. Godfrey Group managing director Olivia O'Neill also highlights a rise in contract roles for legal ...

MetLife completes PineBridge acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 DEC 2025
... Investment Management (MIM) has successfully acquired PineBridge Investments from the Pacific Century Group. The combined business, which manages total assets of US$735 billion, will be led by MIM president Brian Funk. The acquisition reinforces MIM's ...

ART takes 20% stake in Westfield Sydney, hands mandate to QIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... retail destination located in Sydney CBD, visited by more than 33 million customers every year and generating a total business partner sales in excess of $1.1 billion. The super fund with more than $350 billion in members' retirement funds said Westfield ...

AirTrunk plants second data centre in Victoria

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... investments into infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI). It will also enable "smarter" government services, faster business innovation, and stronger human connection, AirTrunk said, while creating opportunities for local talent and suppliers. ...

Most read in 2025: Executive appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... in its private markets team as it shifted towards external managers. The cuts were focused on the fund's mid risk business, which invests in infrastructure, property and private credit. Jessica Melville's role as head of mid risk portfolio strategy ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Fixed income allocations are becoming an increasingly viable and attractive option for investors in 2026, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment April LaRusse told Financial Standard. Providing guidance for the new year, LaRusse offered ...