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Australian Ethical FUM dips on negative performance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... offset by planned simplification of the business platform and cost savings. Australian Ethical recently appointed a new chief risk officer and chief operating officer, along with hiring new members to the distribution and investment teams. "The strength ...

State Street boosts digital asset access with new platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... confidently embrace tokenisation as part of their core strategy with an organisation like us that they can trust." Meanwhile, chief product officer Donna Milrod said investors want a trusted infrastructure that is no longer experimental. "This platform ...

Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... allow funds to invest in more diverse asset classes without worrying about failure. However, Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker said while improvements to the superannuation performance test are always welcome, it's unlikely they ...

Cordis AM winds up only fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Management will close its only fund, the Cordis Global Medical Technology Fund, after more than four years in operation. Cordis chief executive Michael Cartmill told Financial Standard it was a "difficult but disciplined" decision that was reached after ...

Voices down: Women staying quiet about retirement worries

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... members that identify as single women with kids in their 40s, only 19% feel confident in contrast to 40% of men. AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina said the national gender gap in financial literacy is more severe than peer countries, such as the ...

HESTA logs record downsizer contributions in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... contribute up to $300,000 into superannuation from the proceeds of selling a home. Couples can contribute up to $600,000. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the uptick in contributions reflected the increasing awareness and use of the downsizer ...

Maple-Brown Abbott partners to launch global infra fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... provided by Pacific means that we can focus on the job of investing and providing alpha to investors." Pacific Asset Management chief executive Matthew Lamb said the business is focused on exploring high-conviction strategies worldwide. "We are deliberately ...

Robust demand keeps SDA, PBSA assets firmly on investors' radar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... viewed favourably by universities and PBSA owners, as it provides important certainty and a clear pathway for growth," Nuveen chief investment officer and head of Asia Pacific Louise Kavanagh said. "On the supply side, additional supply is scheduled ...

GDG awards Hackett big pay day

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Generation Development Group (GDG) chief executive Grant Hackett could be earning $3.3 million a year, should he meet all short- and long-term incentives, reflecting the firm's growth and success. As part of his updated remuneration arrangements ...

Macquarie onboards Westpac's group treasurer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... seven years as a portfolio manager. Dawson will take over the group treasurer's role from Frank Kwok who starts the role of chief financial officer at Macquarie Group in January. Kwok has served as the deputy chief financial officer and group treasurer ...