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Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

... $6000. ASFA wants to replace the requirement for funds to write to individuals with inactive accounts indicating that cover will cease if the account continues to be inactive and the account holder does not opt-in. "A better alternative would be to continue ...

Morgan Stanley sheds 2500 global roles

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

... management divisions. As first reported overnight by the Wall Street Journal, roles from front office to the back office will be impacted. This will account for 3% of the global workforce, which comes to about 83,000. The Associated Press reported Morgan ...

ASX partners with LSEG to upgrade derivatives platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

ASX will partner with LSEG to modernise and upgrade its derivatives trading platform. ASX 24 trades the Australian and New Zealand interest rate, equity and commodity futures and options markets, supporting some of the world's longest trading hours. ...

GSFM appoints two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

... as increased regulatory requirements, the fund manager said. Stuart Osborne has been appointed chief operating officer and will join GSFM's executive committee. Osborne joined GSFM in March 2017 as compliance manager bringing extensive experience in ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

... financial system infrastructure to adopt tokenisation and artificial intelligence (AI). Longo said tokenisation at scale will require modernising financial system infrastructure, stronger collaboration between the private and public sectors, and a simpler ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

The number of superannuation mega-funds increased to 10 in 2025, with their growth being almost entirely organic as their net cashflows decline. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2026 report shows four more super funds joined the mega-fund club ...

Local custody industry surpasses $6tn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

Many custodians saw double-digit growth in their assets under custody in the second half of 2025, but none more so than BNP Paribas. Assets under custody in Australia grew to $6.2 trillion in the first half of FY26, an increase of 8.6% on the June 2025 ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026

... spent six years in investment banking in Sydney, including time with RBS and Moelis. NZ Super's co-chief investment officer Will Goodwin said real assets made up some 15 percent of the fund's total value, and the sector presented significant opportunities ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026

... Bratina has joined the business development team. Gil, a seven-year VanEck executive who joined the firm from Macquarie Group, will oversee product strategy, development and lifecycle management across the exchange-traded fund range. He reports to VanEck ...

Rest Super names successor to long-serving fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026

... and contributed significantly to the asset class's strong long-term track record," Singh said. "I'm confident she will build on the foundations established by Tracey over the past 20 years and guide the team through the next phase, supporting ...

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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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