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Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
Australia's retirement system has finally received an A-grade rating in the annual Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index after stagnating at the B+ level for the last five years. The superannuation system received an upgrade this year thanks ...

Janus Henderson completes Rantum Capital acquisition

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
... Frankfurt-based Rantum specialises in private market solutions for small- and mid-sized companies across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, known as the DACG region. The firm will become part of Janus Henderson's expanding private markets platform, strengthening ...

AIA snags Acenda head of products

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... Bodinnar has commenced in the role, bringing more than two decades of insurance and financial services experience across Switzerland and Australia. Most recently, she was the head of products and proposition at Acenda for close to five years. Before ...

UBS brings home new alternatives leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
UBS is relocating a private markets specialist from Switzerland to lead its unified global alternatives (UGA) business in Australia, effective 1 November 2026. Richard Johnson will relocate to Melbourne from Zurich to take on the role of head of UGA ...

Third of Aussies think retirement will be funded by inheritance: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... Australia maintained its position in the top 10 for global retirement security, trailing Norway, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Denmark, and followed by Germany, Luxembourg, Iceland, and Czechia. Natixis IM has however raised concerns about retirement ...

Australia's alpha female representation regresses: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... Hong Kong at 24.2%. Spain and Italy are leading the way in Europe, with 21.1% and 19.4% female managers respectively. Switzerland and Germany are near the bottom of the country table, with just 8% and 7.2% women managers respectively. The study found ...

Australia welcomes 25k to millionaires' club: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... wealth per adult reaching US$616,306. Only Hong Kong (US$648,267), the US (US$696,277), Luxembourg (US$ 654,732) and Switzerland (US$910,382) lead Australia, recording the top wealth levels on a per-adult basis. The report found Australia is home to ...

Janus Henderson continues PM expansion with acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... equity financing solutions to family and entrepreneur-owned small- and mid-sized companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (the DACH region). The firm raised around $2 billion (€1.2bn) of capital across its private market strategies. Upon completion ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... single pensions market, accounting for 66% of the total, and grew by 7.7% per annum over the past decade. South Korea, Switzerland, and Hong Kong all grew by more than 8% p.a. over the same period, while Australia grew by 6.6%, which is above average. ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... medium-sized companies in the European defence industry, with a focus on buyouts in the Nordic region, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The fund raised $378 million in total, with about $86 million coming from Akademiker Pension. Its launch came in ...
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