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Advisers 'positioned to thrive' in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Advice specialist financial adviser Nathan Fradley anticipates 2026 going one of two ways, saying "it's going to be a big year of distraction and opportunity". "The distraction sits in however changes to regulation are rehashed, rebranded, or reshaped," ...

Maple-Brown Abbott partners to launch global infra fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure (MBA GLI), a Maple-Brown Abbott affiliate, is partnering with a London-based asset manager to launch a UCITS fund for global infrastructure, expecting assets under management (AUM) of circa $899 million. ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... guidance on increasing the 2026 intake of new international students by 25,000 (from 270,000 to 295,000), representing 8.5% year-on-year growth. This increase is viewed favourably by universities and PBSA owners, as it provides important certainty and ...

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
Macquarie has confirmed Westpac Group's treasurer Jo Dawson will join the investment banking and financial services group starting in June. Dawson brings more than 30 years of experience in financial markets, with 23 years spent at Westpac. She first ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... through asset-based finance and debt funding, and US$350 billion from other capital sources, the research indicated. As the new year unfolds, the question at the forefront of this technological revolution is whether debt markets can finance a technological ...

Diverse leadership cements business growth, positive workplace culture: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
A new report found that all signatories to the 40:40 Vision initiative believe that greater gender diversity has benefited workplace culture and business performance, but women remain "significantly" underrepresented in executive leadership teams (ELTs) ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... indictment over testimony Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony was related, in part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings. However, Powell - and now other central bank leaders ...

Granite Bay Private Wealth launches, taps BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Former QIC and Morgan Stanley staffers have launched Granite Bay Private Wealth and appointed BlackRock as its outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO). Granite Bay is founded by Brisbane-based Steve Moon, who is also the managing partner. Moon was ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Pacific chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron said the confidence and mass adoption of ETFs will strengthen this year as the local sector approaches the $400 billion mark. "Flows during December tell a familiar but important story about ...