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Treasury downgrades productivity assumptions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... work trends are also evolving, with Treasury expecting participation to edge higher over the next couple of years, primarily led by women and older workers. "Altogether, it means Treasury has changed its view of potential growth in the near term," he ...

Camilla Love heads to RBC BlueBay

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... Australia and New Zealand sales role, opting instead to distribute via third-party Kings Gate Capital Partners. That shift led to the departure of long-time institutional sales lead Ciaran McAssy, who spent nearly 13 years with the firm before joining ...

Aware Super hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... career spans senior roles at Future Fund, managing unlisted infrastructure and timberland investments, and Rest, where she led infrastructure investment strategy and asset monitoring for nine years. She began her career as an associate at DWS Group ...

Geoff Lloyd to lead Perpetual wealth spin-off

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... billion in funds under advice, in a deal worth roughly $550 million. Lloyd, a high-profile figure in wealth management, has led both Perpetual Group and MLC - then National Australia Bank's wealth management division - as chief executive. He has ...

Fidelity expands ESG role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... lead Fidelity's sustainability positioning while also helping deliver the firm's broader priorities, including client-led initiatives and solutions for current and future clients. Jaramillo joined Fidelity in August 2021. Before that, she was ...

Fund manager red flags founders' massive pay packages

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... Australian equities at Airlie Funds Management, shared poignant lessons she's learned as a professional investor from founder led and non-founder led companies. The "enormous step change" in remuneration typically occurs among executive founders, she ...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Asset Partners Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... around the world. In Australia, AJG is also the owner of Western Australia-based Wealth Management Partners (WMP). WMP is led by managing partner Steve Beattie, and three senior partners Troy Hartley, Janusz Mazurek and Adrian Whitaker. In 2024, AJG ...

Ironbark brings businesses under one national banner

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... trusted home for Australians to get great advice, services and solutions, underpinned by strong governance and a fiduciary-led mindset." Founded in 2009 by former Deutsche Bank colleagues Chris Larsen and Brendan Carpenter, the firm employs 128 advisers ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... merger. Former Westpac executive Chris de Bruin takes the reins of Acenda as chief executive. Kent Griffin and Tim Tez, who led Acenda and Resolution Life respectively, have left the business. Craig Dunn serves as the group's chair, while Karen Malzard ...

Clime offloads advice business, keeps 10% stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... strategy to focus on capital allocation and investment management, while maintaining strategic alignment with a practitioner-led advice business," Clime said. In recent months, Clime shuttered two funds and offloaded its retail client book for $1.65 ...