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TCorp chief investment officer retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
The chief investment officer of TCorp will leave the organisation after nearly a decade in the role. Stewart Brentnall announced his intentions to retire from full-time employment over the next 12 months. TCorp chief executive Rob Kenna said Brentnall ...

HMC, KKR tie up receives ACCC approval

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
The partnership between HMC Capital and KKR, in which the latter will commit $603 million, has been given the good to go by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has also approved the deal. ...

Former fund manager admits to obstructing SEC probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
Former Western Asset Management co-chief investment officer Ken Leech pleaded guilty to obstructing an investigation into a fraudulent trading scheme that disadvantaged certain clients. At the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York ...

Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Australian superannuation funds are increasingly turning to digital advice tools to bridge the longstanding gap between members needs and access to affordable financial guidance, according to executives at wealth technology Bravura Solutions. Speaking ...

Franklin Templeton's Western AM hit with US$100m penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... alleged cherry-picking scheme. The order follows the SEC's 2024 action against former Western AM co-chief investment officer Ken Leech, alleging he engaged in a multi-year scheme to allocate favourable trades to certain portfolios, which conversely ...

AllianceBernstein debuts second active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
AllianceBernstein (AB) launched the AB Global Strategic Core Equities Fund - Active ETF on Cboe Australia. The fund offers investors access to global markets via a more defensive approach while still achieving long-term outperformance, AB said. The ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Former Acenda employees are slamming the life insurer for slashing jobs without proper consultation following the merger, which have mostly impacted past MLC Life staff. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), since Resolution Life Australia and ...

TCorp appoints financial markets manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
TCorp has confirmed Gavin Sinnott as general manager, financial markets, effective immediately. Sinnott has been acting in the role since December 2025, having previously served as head of balance sheet for three and a half years. In the permanent role ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... commitments in the industry and to empower its investors with proxy voting - a first for the industry," Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said, despite Vanguard's Investor Choice program - the largest proxy voting choice program in the world - having ...

Opposition leader unveils fresh shadow cabinet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Newly appointed Opposition leader Angus Taylor has unveiled his shadow cabinet, promoting Tim Wilson from the industrial relations portfolio to the position of shadow treasurer. Taylor became the leader of the Opposition after winning a Liberal Party ...
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