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Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Padraig Brown has left Mercer after more than 14 years, ending his stint as New Zealand chief investment officer. He is joining NZX-listed Precinct Properties, the country's largest commercial property owner, worth about $3.4 billion. At NZX-listed ...

Zurich Financial Services to acquire ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... ClearView shareholders will vote on the offer in mid-August. Justin Delaney, the chief executive of Zurich Australia and New Zealand, said: "The proposed transaction brings together Zurich's strong capital foundation with ClearView's established ...

Oaktree sales exec lands at Ares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... president at Oaktree, Ramos will serve as managing director and head of relationship management for Australia and New Zealand at Ares. She spent more than three years at Oaktree, having previously worked in institutional business development at Fidante ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Daniel Pool and Russell Investments operative Philip Cheong also moved to Abu Dhabi shortly afterwards. Crossing to New Zealand, NZ Super has welcomed Qing Ding back after 18 months at ANZ Investments, where she was head of asset allocation. She has ...

MA Financial expands hospitality portfolio in NZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... investors. The MA NZ Growth Fund seeks to invest in businesses delivering economic and other positive impacts for New Zealand, and the acquisition is one of the first operating-business investments made under the AIP program, which has attracted over ...

Acenda completes C-suite with fresh appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... executive and human resources roles. These included general manager, human resources for the bank's Australian and New Zealand retail operations, general manager, human resources at St George Bank, and most recently chief customer and engagement officer ...

Macquarie Asset Management to acquire Qube

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... of the business today and the strong growth prospects Qube enjoys as a leading logistics provider across Australia, New Zealand and the region." The offer price reflects a 27.8% premium to the last closing share price of Qube of $4.07 per share on 21 ...

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... Martin Langham joins Frontier from JANA Investment Advisors, where he managed client relationships in Australia and New Zealand and led research on equities and alternative assets. Before his five years with JANA, Langham worked at Ernst & Young as an ...

AMP profits fall as Alexis George prepares to step down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... reduced by 9.8% to $55 million, compared to $61 million in FY24, reflecting the costs of scaling AMP Bank GO. The New Zealand wealth management business saw underlying NPAT up 5.4% to $39 million. Total assets under management was up 9% from $148.4 billion ...

Institutional investors' risk appetite trends down: State Street

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... in the Japanese yen remains a modest underweight. There was a sharp rebound in demand for equities in Australia and New Zealand, where currency positioning is also extended in the Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar," he said. The findings also ...