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Aware Super hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Jessica Xu Smyczynski has jumped from AustralianSuper to Aware Super as senior manager, asset governance. At Aware Super, she will play a central role in asset governance, supporting the fund's investment strategy while helping ensure robust oversight ...

Solaris prepares to launch LIC for income seekers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... designed to deliver monthly fully franked dividends for income-seeking investors. The shares for the LIC are expected to start trading on the ASX on April 17, targeting a raise of $300 million with a minimum subscription of $175 million. Solaris said ...

Fund manager red flags founders' massive pay packages

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Spikes in remuneration among founders of ASX-listed companies are a red flag for one fund manager with nearly $9 billion in assets under management, actively pushing for fair and realistic pay structures. Speaking at this week's Australian Council of ...

FAAA urges inclusion of advisers on occupational shortage list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... with millions of Australians unable to gain access. "The number of financial advisers has declined dramatically since the start of 2019, following significant regulatory and education reforms," Abood said. "This decline is structural, not cyclical. Retirement ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... new Macquarie University study shows that petrol prices have jumped 50 cents a litre on average across Australia since the start of the Iran war. The country currently has 36 days of petrol supply, 29 days of jet fuel, and 32 days of diesel left in the ...

AMP investment chief reshapes her team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
AMP investment chief Anna Shelley has handed out a string of promotions on the back of a solid year for its superannuation business. Stuart Eliot, Duy To, Steve Flegg and Jeronimo Harrison have all been promoted as part of the investment team refresh. ...

Ausbil adds to institutional sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Ausbil Investment Management has hired a new business development manager for its institutional team. Kate Machin joins with nearly two decades of industry experience across a variety of institutional and wholesale roles in Australia and New Zealand. ...

Australians like AI, reluctant to trust it on financial decisions: Survey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... regulation, better data security and the ability to opt out of automated services before they can build the trust enough to start paying for AI financial tools. Sixty four percent of Australians expect AI to become common in financial services within ...

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... workforce is women. Since 2019, the super fund has slashed its average gender pay gap from 31% to 14.6%. "It's a good start, but there's more that needs to be done," Dean said. "Our approach is focused on using our data to understand what needs ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
New Zealand's $93 billion sovereign wealth fund is continuing to build up its investment team as it charts a path to double its assets over the next decade. New Zealand Super - led by former Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend (pictured) - has ...