Barclays Capital has made a key Australian appointment within the mergers and acquisitions arena.
The company announced that it had appointed Daniel Janes as managing director, mergers and acquisitions, as part of the expansion of the regional investment banking business.
It said Janes would be based in Sydney and report to the head of investment banking in Australia, Cynthia Whelan, and the head of mergers and acquisitions, Asia Pacific, Jason Rynbeck.
Janes was previously employed by Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was head of consumer, healthcare and industrial in Australia and New Zealand.
Australia’s largest superannuation fund has confirmed all members who had funds stolen during the recent cyber fraud crime have been reimbursed.
As institutional investors grapple with shifting sentiment towards US equities and fresh uncertainty surrounding tariffs, Australia’s Aware Super is sticking to a disciplined, diversified playbook.
Market volatility continued to weigh on fund returns last month, with persistent uncertainty making it difficult to pinpoint how returns will fare in April.
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for the incoming government to prioritise “certainty and stability” when it comes to super policy.