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Federated Hermes enters local wholesale market

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Marking its entry into the Australian wholesale investor market, Federated Hermes has launched a global trade finance fund. As a feeder fund, it invests in an AUD-denominated share class of the Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Master Fund ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
The federal government has endorsed a recommendation that the Department of Defence establish a dedicated division to deal with private investors to drive the delivery of infrastructure projects. The recommendation was made as part of a review of the ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... most recently as head of multi-asset, Asia Pacific, where he was responsible for the firm's Australian superannuation fund and other multi-asset strategies. Betashares chief investment officer Louis Crous said Choo's experience in asset allocation ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Brighter Super has appointed Estella Zhang (pictured) as a senior investment analyst. Zhang joins the $36 billion superannuation fund from Uniting Financial Services, where she most recently served as a senior investment analyst, having joined the organisation ...

IFM Investors hires global investment research lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
IFM Investors added its first global head of investment research, based in Melbourne. Jeff Chee has been named in the newly created role, joining after more than 25 years at Willis Towers Watson. He will be responsible for IFM's investment research ...

Member governed super boards deliver more: SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
Superannuation funds with employer and employee representatives on their boards generate billions in additional value for members, Super Members Council (SMC) says. In a new report, Member First Representation: The Profit to Member Governance Advantage ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
The Treasurer has appointed a new chair to replace Joe Longo who will serve a period of five years starting on June 1. Sarah Court has been promoted to the top role after serving as deputy chair. Treasurer Jim Chlamer said the Albanese Government will ...

Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
In its pre-budget submission, Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) has urged the government to lift additional licensing requirements for chartered accountants to assist in providing retirement advice. The submission highlighted the need to create new ...

Super brand tracker confirms golden status of AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
A new superannuation fund brand tracker is being rolled out, with some metrics measured producing interesting results. The new Brand Tracker by Conjointly tracks the brand performance of the nation's super funds, measuring things like aided awareness ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
ASIC penalised 28 self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors in the first half of FY26, including the cancellation of 22 registrations. ASIC said its action relates to breaches of obligations and standards, including failures to comply with auditing ...