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Talaria warns S&P concentration erodes diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
More than 90% of the world's investable assets now move in line with the S&P 500, prompting concerns that investors may be far less diversified than they believe, according to Talaria Asset Management. Speaking in Sydney, Talaria co-chief investment ...

Centuria quashes governance allegations amid fund downgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Centuria Capital Group (CNI) has swiftly provided a response to media reports suggesting that its exposure to the Bathla Group, a Sydney-based property constructor and developer, raised questions over its governance, following a downgrade of one of ...

State Street IM Australian investments lead to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
State Street Investment Management (SSIM) head of investments for Australia Jonathan Shead will step down next month. Shead will retire on August 28 after spending 26 years with the group, working in various State Street Global Advisor (SSGA) roles ...

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
Macquarie Group provided an update on the first quarter of its 2027 financial year, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake saying trading conditions were "satisfactory" for the three months to 30 June 2026. Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) ...

Macquarie chief to step down after eight years at the helm

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
After nearly four decades at Macquarie, chief executive and managing director Shemara Wikramanayake will retire from the role in November. Current head of banking and financial services Greg Ward has been named as Wikramanayake's successor, effective ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has appointed former deputy chair of ASIC and ACCC as its board chair. Peter Kell brings decades of experience in consumer protection, financial services regulation and public policy to SCA and has previously served as ...

Crole exits Sequoia effective immediately

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Garry Crole is exiting Sequoia Financial Group as chief executive effective immediately as the fallout from the Shield and First Guardian master funds and legal action against subsidiary InterPrac Financial Planning rolls on. Crole said his decision ...

Praemium reaches $78bn in FUA with HNW focus

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
The company said its effort targeting the high-net-worth segment has worked out to its favour, as performances across its platform and non-custodial portfolio administration business have pushed its total funds under administration (FUA) to $77.9 billion ...

KPMG finds new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
The embattled consulting firm has named a new chief executive, choosing to promote from within after former chief executive Andrew Yates stepped down in June in the wake of the whistleblower scandal. KPMG named chief financial officer John Sams as its ...

Corporate hybrid issuance surges: Report

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
Corporate hybrids are re-emerging as a significant segment of the Australian dollar credit market, with QIC saying the asset class is benefiting from regulatory reforms, growing investor demand and changing rating treatment. In a new research paper ...
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