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HESTA confirms deputy chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... management. Brunton has been with HESTA since July 2021, having previously served as deputy chief investment officer at AMP Capital. He's also previously worked as chief investment officer of AMP Life, and spent close to 16 years in a variety of investment ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... of the asset class. "Small caps can be the most lucrative part of the Australian share market, but it's also where capital can be quickly destroyed if investors try to pick winners without thorough fundamental analysis and industry research," Burns ...

UK's Nest to invest $860m in private companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... UK's largest pension scheme by members has selected a manager to oversee a significant new open-ended mandate. Crescent Capital Group will manage a direct lending mandate for Nest to the tune of $858.5 million (£450m). The money is to be deployed over ...

Ausbil strengthens distribution ranks

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... client advisory, Lester will be responsible for servicing wholesale clients throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. He will be based in Sydney and report to head of wholesale sales, ex-North America Fawaz Rashid. Lester was most ...

Magellan shareholders say yes to Barrenjoey takeover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... after the takeover. "The combined business will generate earnings across investment management, markets, advisory and capital markets activities, each of which is driven by different underlying factors and market conditions. This diversification is deliberate," ...

GESB loses another key executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... chief executive of the newly launched Affinity Funds Management, a subsidiary of Perth-based corporate advisory Affinity Capital Group. Palmer was with GESB for 14 years, with close to a decade of it spent as chief executive. GESB's chief investment ...

Foreign resident CGT rules up for consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Treasury is tightening the rules around capital gains tax (CGT) to ensure foreign residents pay their fair share of tax in Australia. The draft law broadens and clarifies the definition of Taxable Australian Real Property (TARP) and introduces a definition ...

Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... advisory board of the Australian Leadership Dialogue (AALD). He has also held the position of chief executive at Oceania Capital Partners and Publishing and Broadcasting. "Regal Partners has established itself as a leading alternative investment manager ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... been appointed managing director and chief executive of a newly formed funds management business. Perth-based Affinity Capital Group has launched Affinity Funds Management, selecting Palmer to spearhead its ambitions to become Western Australia's leading ...

Former Big Un chief pleads guilty to insider trading

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... $12,000, together with a $20 million funding arrangement with Finstro, a product of Sydney-based financier First Class Capital, which allowed customers to make this purchase on deferred payment terms. In 2018, Big Un experienced a spectacular surge before ...