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Future Fund makes two new appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... aligning the fund's investments with the nation's priorities, where it makes financial sense to do so." In the year to 31 March 2026, following the introduction of the updated Investment Mandate, the fund made a return of over $28 billion, or 11.7%. ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... income diversification and convenient listed access to Plato's global income strategy, the firm added. The fund, incepted in March 2016, returned 19.4% over the 12 months to April 30. Commenting, Plato Global Shares Income Fund lead portfolio manager ...

Sequoia delays dividend amid InterPrac sale uncertainty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... interim dividend remain unchanged and payment will be made regardless of the outcome of the sale. Sequoia had announced in March it would offload InterPrac for $50,000 to Conquest. Following the announcement, ASIC applied to the Federal Court for KPMG ...

TCorp awards $1bn mandate to UK insurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... billion in 2026-27, down $4 billion. TCorp also recently confirmed Gavin Sinnott as general manager, financial markets, in March. Sinnott had been acting in the role since December 2025, having previously served as head of balance sheet for three and ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... macro-economic shocks, which can wreak havoc on portfolios and retiree savings. Equity and bond market selloffs, such as that of March 2026, or the outbreak of the Russia / Ukraine conflict in 2022, are recent examples of this dynamic. "Retiree portfolios ...

legalsuper announces C-suite changes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... permanent replacement at the top. This comes after legalsuper bid farewell to its chief executive Luke Symons, who announced in March he would take on the role of chief of Equip Super, effective July 1. The fund has also named former CareSuper executive ...

Perpetual to wind up fixed income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index. Nearly 66% of the portfolio is invested in senior debt and 26% in subordinated debt. In a March investment update, the fund said the period "proved a challenging month for Australian fixed income, as geopolitical turmoil ...

Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... fees charged on its private markets transactions. MAM's net profit jumped 27% in its full-year reporting period ending March thanks to private markets-managed funds, managed accounts and co-investments. It also profited from higher advisory fee income ...

Perpetual to overhaul J O Hambro

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... until the 2030 financial year to lift assets under management (AUM) to between $55 billion and $60 billion. JOHCM ended March with nearly $31 billion in AUM, a 10.6% decline from the December quarter. It lost $2.5 billion of net outflows in the last ...

DigiCo offloads US asset for $1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... reaffirmed its FY26 guidance, expecting underlying EBITDA of $125 million. Maher took over as interim chief executive in March after chief executive Michael Juniper announced he would take a period of extended personal leave to spend time with family ...