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Platinum awards mandate, changes fund name

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Platinum Asset Management has awarded a mandate to a US-based investment manager to oversee investment capabilities in a 20-year-old fund, simultaneously altering the name to reflect the update. From October 26, the Platinum International Health Sciences ...

ETF assets hit $388bn as inflows near $7bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... the milestone reflected growing confidence in the firm's investment approach. "We've spent decades applying financial science to real-world portfolios, and our ETF offering gives financial professionals another way to access that approach, combining ...

HUB24 boosts adviser engagement with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... service providers to improve health and wellbeing of Australians. Under the partnership, AIA will use AIA Vitality, a science-backed behavioural tool, to urge early retirement planning, while Allianz Retire+ will provide its Allianz Guaranteed Income ...

Opex Consulting taps Iress data lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
Former head of data science at Iress has joined the Adelaide-based financial advice solutions provider to lead a wide range of its ongoing initiatives to enhance efficiency for financial advisers. Alten Hulme has joined Opex Consulting as head of enterprise ...

Centuria Office REIT posts 379% jump in profit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
Centuria Office REIT (ASX:COF) has reported a profit of $55.2 million in the 2026 financial year, a 379% jump from the $19.8 million loss reported in the previous year. While funds from operations fell from 11.8 to 11.2 cents per unit compared to last ...

La Caisse backs GO.FARM in $330m farmland push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... challenges and executing the fundamentals well by building great teams and capability, back by data-driven insights and good science," Lenaghan said. "This partnership is built on alignment, not just capital. As global institutions seek exposure to agriculture ...

arcpoint OCIO adopts dual chief investment officer model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... Wahlberg as partner and director of investment management. Wahlberg leads the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) and data science capability. Wahlberg has built and deployed an AI equity research and portfolio platform that supports arcpoint's research ...

ASFA strengthens cyber security with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... security officer at Judo Bank between 2021 and 2024. He also has board oversight experiences, currently serving as the science board member at the Systems Thinking Standards Institute and was the independent director of Gateway Network Governance Body ...

Super funds to reap returns from $2.2bn biotech exit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
Brandon Capital, a life sciences venture capital firm has exited from its investment in Myricx Bio, following its agreement to be acquired by Novartis for US$1.5 billion ($2.2bn). The exit will generate a significant return for investors, Brandon Capital ...

Bridgewest Ventures lands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Kiwi venture capital firm Bridgewest Ventures has scored an AFSL to expand in Australia, hoping to win over family offices, wealth advisers and institutional investors with a new fund. Founded in 2020, Bridgewest Venture invests in the sectors of life ...
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