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FNZ appoints leads for APAC, North America

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026

FNZ has made key appointments to its executive team that include two new Sydney-based leads for the Asia Pacific and North America regions. Peter Hiom was promoted to group head of Asia Pacific. He will retain the role of group head of markets. Hiom ...

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 ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026

... product strategy, development and lifecycle management across the exchange-traded fund range. He reports to VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron. "At VanEck, product carries real weight. It's not about filling gaps ...

Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026

Iress, the financial advice software provider, has promoted from within to fill the top role in its Asia Pacific wealth business, following the departure of a long-serving executive. Sam Wall has stepped into the role of acting chief executive, succeeding ...

AFM, PGIM announce exit from Qld retirement village developer

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

... Australian Diversified Property Fund 1 (ADPF1) capital. The PGIM investment was made on behalf of PGIM's flagship Asia Pacific Value-Add (AVP) real estate strategy. Aura has now completed a transaction with an institutional capital partner to provide ...

Macquarie AM to deliver over 100MW in South Korea

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

... Sydney last year. Under a joint venture between South Korea's Gabia, a cloud-based specialist, and MAM's Macquarie Asia Pacific Infrastructure Fund 4 (MAIF4), the parties will invest approximately $574 million (₩600bn) to develop the capacity across ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

... Fund (unlisted) is for investors who prefer to invest through an unlisted fund structure. Vanguard Capital Markets Asia Pacific head of investment management Duncan Burns told Financial Standard the launch comes after clear demand from Australian investors. ...

Silvercrest AM expands into Australia, launches fund

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

... Manonian joins from AllianceBernstein where she was responsible for consultant and key client relationships across the Asia Pacific region. She previously held a variety of roles at Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason in both Australia and the United States. ...

VFMC names chief finance, risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026

... bring more than three decades' experience in financial services and funds management. Prior to Bennelong he served as Asia Pacific chief financial officer for Aviva Investors for eight years and, before that, held roles with Brand Finance, Morgan Stanley ...

Harry Mitchell joins Investment Trends

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026

... chief executive of Mine Super and most recently held senior roles at Iress, including group executive for the UK and Asia Pacific. The data and He was promoted to deputy chief executive in October 2024. He left Iress the following August after a leadership ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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