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BUSSQ investment chief exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... take a break to recharge batteries." The outgoing investment chief said he left at an "opportune time with Christmas and January around the corner - a perfect time for that break." Laity's departure caps off a big year for CIO turnover in the superannuation ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Aware Super has added former Future Fund investment chief Sue Brake (pictured) to its trustee board, effective 1 January 2026. Brake has been an independent member of the Aware Super Investment Committee since April and brings more than 30 years of ...

Netwealth to spend $101m compensating First Guardian victims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... enforceable undertaking with ASIC to ensure all impacted members see their capital, less withdrawals, reimbursed by 30 January 2026. Netwealth said this will be shown as an extraordinary expense in its 1H26 results, anticipating it will result in a $71 ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... social and governance framework. According to a release, PME began reviewing its relationship with BlackRock as early as January, following the firm's departure from the Net-Zero Asset Managers Initiative, a collective of asset managers who sought to ...

Natixis, Generali call off $3.2tn joint venture talks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... reach a final agreement are not currently present," Generali said. Both firms had signed a Memorandum of Understanding in January in which Generali, a major Italian insurer, would commit €15 billion ($25bn) in seed funding to the joint venture. It ...

MFF Capital names Stack as chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... of Gerald Stack, from head of investment management to chief executive and managing director of MFF Group, effective 1 January 2026. Bringing over 30 years of experience to the role, Stack has expertise in building businesses and developing skilled teams ...

Mercer doubles down on for-purpose sector

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... manager to its burgeoning endowments and foundations business across the Pacific. Lydia Reeves will take up the new job in January partnering with prospective clients in the for-purpose sector to deliver investment solutions aligned with their mission. ...

APRA consults on CPS 230 amendments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... obligations contained in paragraphs 54, 55, 56(d), 57, 58(a) and 58(c) of CPS 230. APRA is inviting submissions until 30 January 2026. APRA said it plans to finalise the targeted changes to CPS 230 ahead of the 1 July 2026 compliance date. APRA said ...

68% pass financial adviser exam: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... professional year (PY). The next financial adviser exam will be held on 5 March 2026. The booking period for this exam opens 23 January 2026 and closes 13 February 2026. Separately, the CFP's Certification Exam held in November saw a pass rate of 64% ...

AMP launches new series of funds

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... benchmark. Fully hedged to AUD, the fund has returned 0.99% p.a. after fees above benchmark since it was established in January 2022. Singh said: "By launching these two strategies in partnership with AMP, we are expanding investors' choices in how ...