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'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026

... exact costings, I'd imagine a decent chunk of UK pension spending has been going to people who no longer live in the country. Tightening the rules feels like a move toward sustainability for the UK government," he said. Going forward, only Class ...

Blackstone promotes first private wealth hire

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026

Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, has promoted a Sydney staffer to managing director. Lisa Rose has started a new position as managing director of private wealth just one year after being appointed principal at the US$1.2 ...

Morningstar bulks up managed portfolios team

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026

... management, at Lonsec as an investment adviser and at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney as a financial adviser. Morningstar Australia country leader Chris Galloway said the appointments mark a big step forward for the firm's managed portfolios business ...

Granite Bay Private Wealth launches, taps BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026

... acts as the firm's founding chair. Frawley spent nearly 10 years as QIC's chief executive and before that was the country head of BlackRock Australia. Coming in as founding partners, Matt Nicholls is the chief operating officer, while Jessica ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026

... to deliver more consistent excess performance with an emphasis on managing unrewarded risks such as significant active country and sector exposures. "This is in part driven by the benchmark aware portfolio construction approach of the investment managers ...

Forrests' donation crowns WA as most generous state: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026

... billion worth of Fortescue shares to the Minderoo Foundation has crowned Western Australia the most generous state in the country, a new analysis by KPMG reveals. KPMG modelling of 2023 financial year Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data saw a jump ...

Australia evades tariff shocks, CPI to surge in 2026: UN

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026

New research predicts that Australia's inflation rate will surge in 2026 and highlights that the country was left relatively unscathed by the US tariff shocks. According to the United Nations' (UN) latest World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026

... memo cited, the article said J.P. Morgan no longer needs third-party data collection or voting recommendations in the country. "It plans to rely on a newly launched AI-powered in-house tool, called Proxy IQ, which aggregates and analyses proprietary ...

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026

... markets team in the UK. The £76.8 billion pension scheme for higher education employees is one of the largest in the country. During his three and a half years at First Sentier, King was a portfolio analyst with a $500 million sustainable private debt ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026

... other firmer actions, where the impact of these other actions would be limited or rendered futile if the taxpayer left the country. ATO assistant commissioner Anita Challen issued a stern warning to those who have failed to meet their obligations. "Taxpayers ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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