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AMP upgrades North

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... there's a human that will need to move and understand these things," Batsakis said. With plans to launch early in the new year, the North Interactive Wealth portal seeks to support an emerging profession that appears to be struggling in the face ...

Fund managers remain bullish on AI for 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... Munro Partners portfolio manager Kieran Moore said the Melbourne-based investment management firm sees AI as a five to 10-year bull market opportunity. "There's going to be little DeepSeek-type moments along the way and little corrections along the ...

AustralianSuper execs earn top pay grade: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... $9.2 million, which is double the amount that some of their peers earn. Newly released APRA data covering the 2025 financial year showed that industry super fund executives are handsomely compensated compared to counterparts at retail funds. AustralianSuper ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
Australia's corporate distress levels have increased by almost 50% across most industries since the pandemic, due to elevated interest rates, persistent inflation and sector-specific vulnerabilities, new research indicates. The inaugural Australian ...

Mark Delaney to step down from AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
Mark Delaney is stepping down as chief investment officer and deputy chief executive after 25 years at the fund. Delaney is set to leave the fund on 30 June 2026. Until then, the nation's largest super fund will conduct a global search for his replacement. ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
PME Pensioenfonds, a Dutch pension fund with $105 billion in assets, has terminated an $8.9 billion equity mandate with BlackRock due to the manager's misalignment with the fund's environmental, social and governance framework. According to a release ...

Why a single insto client is a massive business risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... of having a diversified client base, as one $2.2 billion manager warns this has become a substantial business risk. This year alone saw the curtains drawn for Celeste Funds Management, Touchstone Asset Management and Ethical Partners following the loss ...

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... superannuation member money thanks to the collapse of First Guardian and Shield, has made $1.86 million in EBITDA, November year-to-date figures show. This is 20% higher compared to the same time last year. Sequoia said it expects to "recognise several ...

Centrepoint Alliance expects core profit to top guidance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... expects strong momentum to push its core profit to the top end of its guidance of $11.5 million to $12 million for the full year. The financial services firm forecasts EBITDA for H1 FY26 at $6 million, a 13% jump in earnings in the first half of the ...

TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... functional conditions where recovery outcomes can vary significantly. Customers will also receive 20% of their sum insured each year for claims involving these conditions, provided they continue to meet the TPD criteria at annual review. TAL said the ...