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Rest Super names successor to long-serving fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Rest Super has found a successor to its long-serving head of fixed income. Rachel O'Connor has been appointed head of fixed income, credit & cash, taking over from Tracey Duff (pictured) who retired at the end of February. Kiran Singh, Rest's ...

Pengana awards investment mandate to Antipodes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Pengana Capital Group has entered into an agreement with Antipodes Partners to assist with the management of the Pengana International Equities (PIA) portfolio. Pengana said the move is part of its ongoing focus on maximising shareholder value for PIA. ...

Former Tyndall managers to run Bell's first Aussie equities strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Following its official closure on February 27, three former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers will establish an Australian equities function at Bell Asset Management. Bell Asset Management has appointed Tim Johnston, James Nguyen and Scott ...

Clime names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Clime Investment Management has appointed a new chair who serves in several executive and board positions, including overseeing NESS Super. Paul Lahiff is the new independent non-executive chair of the ASX-listed firm effective immediately. Lahiff is ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.8% in the December quarter 2025 and 2.6% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "There was broad based economic growth in the quarter, with rises observed in a large ...

Centuria bullish on large format retail sector, launches new fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Centuria Capital said it maintains bullish optimism for the domestic large format retail (LFR) sector, as it launches the Centuria Chadstone Homemaker Centre Fund with investments starting from $50,000. It is a closed-ended unlisted fund providing an ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard 2026 Economic Outlook webinar that we're likely going to face more frequent and severe disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which ...

ASX outlines upcoming plans to 'rebuild confidence'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
The ASX submitted its Commitment Plan in response to the ASIC Inquiry Panel's Interim Report, outlining what it will focus on to transform and rebuild confidence to support its reset as Australia's critical market infrastructure. The submission is in ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Three former IFM Investors executives have launched Black Kite Partners, a private equity investment manager with backing from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments ...

Victory Capital makes 'best-of-both-worlds' offer for Janus Henderson

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
Victory Capital, the $323.2 billion NASDAQ listed asset manager, has made another takeover bid for Janus Henderson, providing a higher value offer than Trian Fund Management. Calling it a "best-of-both-worlds" proposal, Victory Capital said Janus Henderson ...