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Alexander Funds' chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... foundations to succeed well beyond its early years," Shirley said. "Having delivered on the strategic priorities, I believe now is the right time to hand responsibility for the next phase to a new guardian of the business. This decision comes with deep ...

Helen Lofthouse to exit ASX in May

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... May. Described as a planned departure, the exchange announced after the close yesterday that Lofthouse and the board agreed now was an appropriate time for a new chief executive to be appointed. Lofthouse has been with the ASX for 11 years and became ...

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... would like and causing the independent Reserve Bank to hike interest rates during the course of last week," Chalmers said. "Now, the point that the governor made... the point that I've made consistently throughout the week, is that the thing that surprised ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... of all 22 major markets, the report said. Consequently, having been the second largest pension market in 2015, the UK has now fallen to fourth place in the rankings. The Thinking Ahead Institute said the UK is driving major reform, including default ...

Federated Hermes enters local wholesale market

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... recognised by our institutional clients, who value its diversification benefits." "The Federated Hermes Trade Finance strategy, now accessible to a wider range of investors in Australia, invests across a broad spectrum of loan types, sectors, and regions ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... strands of regulation across government, but also all the different regulators in the financial services sector," he said. "Now the Regulatory Initiatives Grid in financial services I think isn't the final answer, it's a work in progress. But I think ...

Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... delivering a seamless leadership transition to support the delivery of great long-term outcomes for HESTA members." HESTA is now searching for Blakey's replacement and expects to announce a new chief executive ahead of her departure.

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... divestment to the adoption of more stringent accounting processes and consolidation. Among the recommendations, and one that has now been endorsed by the government, is the suggestion to establish a dedicated function within the department to "work with ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... time, ASIC said. The conduct occurred between July 2019 and January 2020. During this time, he was a representative of the now-defunct Nextgen Financial Group, where he joined in September 2013 and left in September 2021. In 2023 ASIC was successful ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... decades of experience in senior leadership roles, including 17 years with Colonial First State, CFS Global Asset Management (now First Sentier Group) and First State Investments. Most recently, he has held a number of independent advisory roles across ...