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Lazard sets up new chief investment role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... Management has created a new role of a chief investment officer and appointed Eric Van Nostrand. The US$265 billion asset manager said the newly established role will strengthen the cohesion, discipline and effectiveness of its global investment platform. ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... process including earnings updates, merger and acquisition activity and other corporate activities," WAM lead portfolio manager Oscar Oberg said. It's biggest position of 11.4% portfolio weightage was in Lindian Resources, an Australian critical mineral ...

Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Superannuation funds spent more than $1.9 billion on external fund manager fees last financial year, with nearly 60% of the amount going to equity fund managers, according to APRA figures. The prudential regulator's breakdown of super funds' ...

Fund managers 'remarkably positive' despite headwinds: Frontier

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... report read. In the survey, Frontier rated the quality of personnel as the most significant element when assessing a fund manager. Fund managers performance was the second most important quality. Other key elements are the fund managers' investment process ...

First Super chief to join rival as investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... for Cbus' 23.6%. Prior to First Super, Watson held senior roles at Statewide Super, TransAdelaide, and was general manager of Sydney Ferries for a time. At BUSSQ, he replaces Peter Laity who retired from the role at the end of 2025 following three ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... deflationary woes. State Street Investment Management head of investment strategy and research for APAC Ninghui Liu said the fund manager remains underweight on China relative to the benchmark index. However, the weightage has improved compared to 2024. ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... managers are mostly in an outflow environment, so super fund consolidation has meant significant changes for the end fund manager which are directly affecting fund management bonuses and headcount," Butt says. Butt notes that fund's management bonuses ...

ART takes 20% stake in Westfield Sydney, hands mandate to QIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... for $864 million. Scentre Group will retain 80.1% of the retail asset and remain its property, leasing and development manager. QIC will act as the investment manager on ART's behalf. Westfield Sydney is a premier retail destination located in Sydney ...

Most read in 2025: Executive appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... Super's operational due diligence team defected to Channel Capital in October in a major coup for the local investment manager. The move came as Channel Capital launched a specialist global operational due diligence (ODD) business to meet growing ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Fixed income allocations are becoming an increasingly viable and attractive option for investors in 2026, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment April LaRusse told Financial Standard. Providing guidance for the new year, LaRusse offered ...