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Oaktree institutional sales head quits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... offshore firm. Winnie Ramos confirmed she has finished up at Oaktree, with Monday being her final day. The senior vice president and head of institutional marketing and client relations - who has not disclosed her new home - will take several weeks' ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
US President Donald Trump says he will look to ban large institutional investors from buying up certain residential properties. In a social media post this morning, Trump said he is "immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Oil prices have seen volatility globally after the US bombed Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, estimated at more than 300 billion barrels, alongside substantial deposits of gold ...

AllianceBernstein promotes private wealth head to president

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... Equitable Holdings, has announced a new leader to oversee the company alongside its chief executive Seth Bernstein. As president, Onur Erzan will partner with Bernstein to prioritise strategic initiatives and develop new solutions for evolving client ...

MetLife completes PineBridge acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 DEC 2025
... from the Pacific Century Group. The combined business, which manages total assets of US$735 billion, will be led by MIM president Brian Funk. The acquisition reinforces MIM's institutional strength and scale by leveraging PineBridge's global ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... the questions were front of mind as we went into 2025," Miller said. "A persistent theme in 2025 was the impact of US President Donald Trump's trade measures. Markets were worried about elevated geopolitical risk. "Markets were also worried that inflation ...

Australian businesses most worried about possible recession: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... the importance of resilience and prevention as a continued area of focus for our industry." Meanwhile, Marsh Specialty president Andrew George highlighted that the rise of AI can exacerbate misinformation and disinformation for bad actors to operate ...

Life insurers to up external fund manager mandates: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... seek specialised expertise for complex private market investments," Clearwater Analytics chief strategy officer and president of Asia Pacific Shane Akeroyd said. "It is striking that the trend is not mainly being driven by a desire to cut costs or because ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... markets and Australia remains as prosperous as ever, particularly as it weathers the motherload of political matters: US President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade war. "Generally, the Australian ag community sees the tariffs as a positive in the ...

CalSTRS secures US$190m settlement against Meta

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has won a landmark settlement against current and former directors and officers of Meta. The derivative lawsuit was brought to the Delaware Court of Chancery several years ago on behalf of Meta ...