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Lazard Asset Management appoints new chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... that Hogbin's "client-focused approach and investment expertise" will continue the company's reputation for "an unwavering focus on delivering differentiated insights and customised solutions for clients". Chief executive and chair of Lazard Peter Orszag ...

Future Fund achieves 12.2% in FY25, tops other instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
Australia's sovereign wealth fund beat the returns of other institutional investors by achieving 12.2% p.a. in the last financial year and in the same breath boosted assets to a new high of $252.3 billion. Global equities from developed markets, which ...

Female fund managers' triumphant decade: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... Investment Association director of culture, talent and inclusion Karis Stander said the organisation has maintained its focus on DEI. "What we are seeing is a shift in approach. Some firms are asking whether programmes previously framed as diversity ...

Samuel Terry bids for Eildon again

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... executive Varun Sachdev said the firm seeks to position itself as a low-cost, listed investment platform. The investment focus remains on a select number of investment opportunities in Australia, primarily sourced through third-party investment managers ...

Ausbil launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Ausbil Investment Management has launched an active ETF version of its seven-year-old dividend income fund. As first flagged last year, the Ausbil Active Dividend Income Fund - Active ETF (DIVI) officially began trading. Debuting on the ASX today, DIVI ...

NZ Super delivers 11.84%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has delivered a pre-tax return of 11.84% after costs for the year ended 30 June 2025. Total fund size was up $8.4 billion from a year earlier, ending the 2025 financial year at $85.1 billion. Guardians of New Zealand ...

BlackRock nabs $122bn Citi mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... ambitions," said Sander van Stijn, head of mandate management at PGGM, the manager of PFZW. "Stewardship is another key focus: do managers actively encourage portfolio companies to become more sustainable through engagement and voting? While we maintain ...

Igneo Infrastructure Partners expands leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
The infrastructure manager has named two new partners, with one also being appointed to the role of global head of capital formation. Carolyn Pearce and Daniel Timms have been appointed as partners at Igneo, the infrastructure arm of First Sentier Investors. ...

Iress confirms new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... Price for his leadership during his tenure at the helm. "Marcus has delivered a pivotal turnaround for Iress, sharpening out focus, divesting non-core businesses and restoring the balance sheet," Sharp said. "On behalf of the board, we thank him for ...

ASIC culls red tape, sets sights on more

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
ASIC has culled more than 9240 pages of regulation since the start of the year and is calling for more ideas for regulatory simplification. A new report, aptly named Regulatory Simplification, seeks input on a range of initiatives aimed at making regulation ...