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Index managed portfolios still most popular among advisers: North

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... Australia and New Zealand Neil Rogan said: "The convergence of public and private markets is reshaping portfolio construction. Many of today's capital-intensive growth opportunities are funded privately long before they ever reach listed markets ...

Global X to tap humanoid robotics boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... faster than the general population, and healthcare where demand for nurses is outpacing supply. It also said jobs in construction and hospitality could be done by humanoids. The cost to produce humanoid robots has decreased significantly in the past ...

AMP investment chief reshapes her team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... management. Jeronimo Harrison steps into the head of portfolio design role, leading asset allocation and portfolio construction as AMP's portfolios continue to evolve. Steve Flegg, meanwhile, takes on the head of portfolio management, focusing on ...

Tahlia Rozis heads to Generation Life

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... adding choice and deepening diversification for financial advisers and investors seeking tax-efficient portfolio construction.

Prime Super picks new asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... Frontier emerged as the leading contender "based on its consulting team, depth and approach to research and portfolio construction". It also noted Frontier's alignment to profit-to-member super funds. "The investment team is focused on delivering both ...

Perpetual names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... MLC, focusing on capital markets research, strategic asset allocation, investment manager selection and portfolio construction. Blunt also spent time at Liquid Capital Markets, a firm operating in global derivatives markets. Simultaneously, Hesham El-Tarifi ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... According to the Employer Gender Pay Gaps Report, financial services top the industries with massive pay gaps alongside construction, mining and electricity, and gas, water and waste services, which tend to be male-dominated industries. At a granular ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... analyst, client portfolio design. Xiao joins from JANA, where she spent three years in client consulting and portfolio construction, advising institutional investors on strategic asset allocation. She began her career as a graduate data analyst in the ...

Generation Life expands investment menu

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... greater choice and deepening diversification for investors and financial advisers seeking tax-efficient portfolio construction. "Investor expectations have changed. People want access to the tools and opportunities that have driven institutional portfolios ...

Former Mason Stevens investments lead sets up own OCIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... investment opportunities has grown exponentially to include digital assets, private markets and ETF selection. Portfolio construction as a consequence, within this new landscape, needs to evolve." arcpoint OCIO will leverage Fiduciary Partners' existing ...