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Norges Bank slashes exposure to US government bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the investment manager of Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global, has proposed a major restructuring of the fund's exposure on US government bonds. "We consider that the three ...

LGT Wealth Management hires five advisers from rival

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... Carroll brings more than 20 years or global financial services experience. Armitage spent 17 years with Credit Suisse Private bank and UBS after beginning his career as a financial services lawyer. Chisholm said LGT's private ownership by the Princely ...

RBA consults on settlement infrastructure following Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is consulting on its Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System's role (RITS) to support settlement in a tokenised ecosystem that was explored through Project Acacia. The central bank said the project unearthed ...

BNP Paribas AM wins additional US$600m from pension fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts has secured a further US$600 million investment mandate from the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) for its significant risk transfer (SRT) strategy, taking the US pension fund's total commitment to US$1 billion. ...

ASIC and APRA move to streamline FAR

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
ASIC and APRA have begun consultation on proposed changes to the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR), with the regulators estimating the reforms could reduce reporting requirements for all accountable entities and about 4500 accountable people. The ...

ASFA welcomes Rest executive to C-suite role

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... has more than two decades' experience in super regulation and implementation and has also held senior roles at Commonwealth Bank and Colonial First State and is also a member of the national policy committee at Women in Super, a role she has held since ...

Macquarie names new wrap platform lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... head of group executive projects and acting general manager, for close to two years. She was also stationed at Commonwealth Bank and Morgan Stanley previously, while bringing extensive legal expertise across BT Financial Group, Investec Bank Australia ...

AFCA consults on rule changes under upcoming scam framework

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to consider scam-related complaints under the Scam Prevention Framework (SPF) that will come into effect early next year. The government passed the Scams Prevention ...

Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... loans. "Through Hejaz B.S.C., we have been granted a Category 1 Investment Business Licence (Asset Management) by the Central Bank of Bahrain, providing Hejaz with an important, regulated platform from which to develop investment products and services ...

Kaplan winds up pooled super trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... saying its purpose could no longer be accomplished. The KFM Income Fund sought to provide returns greater than the 1-Year Bank Bill Swap Rate plus 4% while investing in ASX-listed securities. Kaplan was founded in 1998 and currently has about $800 million ...
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