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New vertical integration model to sprout in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... with a "technology backbone". This will be in the form of managed account providers and tech services companies, and consulting firms. "As licensees face increasing pressure to loosen their grip on technology choice and services revenue (like paraplanning) ...

Ascalon turbocharges team with Zenith hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... Capital is expanding its institutional advice offering with the appointment of an executive general manager of asset consulting. The consultant has confirmed the appointment of Steven Tang who brings experience in portfolio construction, investment governance ...

Active fund managers endure fee pressures, dominate mandates: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... to face fee pressures but still ensnare a large chunk of major mandates, a new study from institutional investment consulting firm Callan shows. San Francisco-based Callan's 2025 Investment Management Fee Study drew on fees earned by active and passive ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... trade could prove more resilient than expected despite growth in economic nationalism and increasing tariffs, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said. After conducting new scenario analysis, BCG offered four possible models for the future of global trade ...

Praemium governance executive joins MST

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... head of investment managers and governance at Praemium, joins MST as a partner responsible for building an investment consulting arm aimed at helping clients meet their investment objectives through a refreshed portfolio construction process. MST chief ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... while the COVID-19 pandemic is said to have seen that activity accelerate. However, research by John Burns Research and Consulting in 2024 found the number of homes owned by institutional investors in the US, or investors who own 100 or more homes, sits ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... being impacted most greatly is at that upper end, so the executives, the 'head of' levels," he says. Parity Consulting managing director Victoria Butt says most super fund mergers are not simple when it comes to their people, and roles are rarely ...

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... the second-biggest payment of $906,000 from Hostplus, followed by Prime Super's payment to the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association of $895,000. In aggregate, the sector's sponsorship expenditure totalled $32.5 million, up 2% year ...

Australian Food Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... October, Australian Food Super appointed Richard Dinham as chief investment officer after he completed a five-month consulting stint with the fund. Dinham replaced Murray Rutherford, who served as chief executive and the chief investment officer of the ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... after joining the group in 2012 as a market risk analyst. Earlier in his career, he worked in investment analytics and consulting at J.P. Morgan. Finally, fixed income specialist Hamid Yahyaei has parted ways with NGS Super and taken a job with Commonwealth ...