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NZ Super delivers 11.84%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has delivered a pre-tax return of 11.84% after costs for the year ended 30 June 2025. Total fund size was up $8.4 billion from a year earlier, ending the 2025 financial year at $85.1 billion. Guardians of New Zealand ...

CFS, Wellington Management team up on new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced the launch of the CFS Wellington Global Small Companies Fund, made available on its FirstChoice and Edge platforms. The fund is managed by Boston-based Wellington Management and designed to provide investors ...

Private and public markets almost interchangeable: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Private credit has traditionally been seen as an alternative during volatile events impacting listed investments, but that is changing, an expert says. Speaking at the JANA Annual Conference 2025, Shirley Luo, portfolio manager and director of opportunistic ...

Two CBA class action appeals dismissed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has defeated the appeals from the Zonia and Baron shareholder class actions in the Federal Court. The Full Court concluded that the appellants did not prove any loss, and there was no award of damages. The two class actions related ...

BlackRock nabs $122bn Citi mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
BlackRock has been tapped by Citi Wealth to create a new portfolio offering for its clients - Citi Portfolio Solutions powered by BlackRock. The offering will combine the strategic investment advisory and planning capabilities of the leading global ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

Iress confirms new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Iress has appointed Andrew Russell as its new group chief executive and managing director, effective November 17. Russell is set to take over the role from Marcus Price who has stepped down effective immediately. In the interim, Iress chief executive ...

Igneo Infrastructure Partners expands leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
The infrastructure manager has named two new partners, with one also being appointed to the role of global head of capital formation. Carolyn Pearce and Daniel Timms have been appointed as partners at Igneo, the infrastructure arm of First Sentier Investors. ...

Australian economy 'stronger than expected'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.6% in the June quarter and was up 1.8% compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Belinda Allen said ...

Schroder urges 'open dialogue' with government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder has warned that while superannuation funds may have the capital to invest in future infrastructure projects, the government should bear the risks. Speaking at the National Press Club, Schroder said the potential ...