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Evidentia ex-chief executive quits chair role amid restructure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2026
... redundant include chief risk and operations officer Jason Komadina, who took the role in August 2025. He was joined by general manager of advice solutions Marc Hraiki, who also moved to the group at the same time. A number of sales and consulting roles ...

ASIC raises red flags on prediction markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
ASIC chair Sarah Court has warned retail investors to be wary of "highly speculative" prediction markets, likening them to betting. Court said prediction market contracts "have all the features of a bet" and that the regulator believes they are not ...

Australia, UK partner to procure well-regulated financial markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... on governance and asset valuation of private markets. The virtual forum was once again attended by HM Treasury director general of financial services Gwyneth Nurse and Australian Treasury deputy secretary James Kelly, as well as representatives from ...

Australian Unity appoints deputy chair

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... retirement of Melinda Cilento, who stepped down as a director and deputy chair at the conclusion of the organisation's annual general meeting on October 28. Ballantyne was previously the chief executive of Healthscope between 2017 and 2019. Cilento is ...

Betashares launches ETF amid smart beta surge

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
Betashares has expanded its smart beta product suite, as the ETF issuer believes the domestic market, covering equities and fixed income, will pass $50 billion by the end of the year. The Betashares Global Fundamental Value ETF (ASX: GVAL) tracks the ...

FAAA appoints new board members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... Natallia Smith and Pedro Marin Ramirez were elected for a three-year term and will be formally appointed at the FAAA annual general meeting (AGM) on November 23. Existing board member Deborah Kent has also been re-elected to her position. "As a member-led ...

Cbus creates new role for legal operations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... replacing Adrian Pozzo who stepped down after 24 years with the business. The real estate unit also welcomed executive general manager of national development Marina Rofe last month, arriving from Mirvac where she was based for close to 14 years. "Marina ...

Global recession 'a very low probability': JPMAM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) told its 2026 Asia Summit there is a "generational amount of yield" in bond markets currently. Speaking at the event, JPMAM chief investment officer and head of global fixed income, currency and commodities Bob Michele ...

Vale Mark Johnson

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
Mark Johnson, a founding leader of Macquarie Group, has passed away. Johnson joined Macquarie's predecessor Hill Samuel Australia in 1971, which at the time provided merchant banking and corporate advisory services to the mining and industrial sectors. ...

FEATURE | Custody | Worlds collide

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
When ETF Shares chief executive Cliff Man was a junior portfolio manager at Hang Seng Bank, a subsidiary of HSBC, early in his career, many of his duties mirrored the tasks of a custodian and fund administrator. He reconciled daily cash balances and ...
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