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Future Fund gains nearly $2bn in March quarter despite market volatility

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Future Fund has reported positive returns across all its portfolios, adding some $28.3 billion in 12 months. In the March quarter, Future Fund returned 0.6% to $269.1 billion, almost a $2 billion increase from the end of 2025. Other funds managed by ...

Pengana plots AI-focused LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... GCM Grosvenor's existing investment platform, manager relationships and deal-sourcing capabilities to a more targeted mandate focused specifically on private, non-publicly traded AI and AI-related opportunities. The launch, however, is still subject ...

Clime Investment offloads SMA business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... transactions represent further progress in exiting sub-scale retail product structures and aligning the group to its future mandate-led operating model," Clime said. Yesterday, the group finalised the sale of its retail advice arm, Clime Advice, for ...

JANA appoints inaugural chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
The asset consultant will soon have its own chief investment officer, hiring Matt Wacher to the newly created role. JANA said the appointment reflects its constant evolution as the world in which it operates changes, with client and regulatory expectations ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... the government to dictate allocation levels to certain asset classes have been watered down. While a reserve power to mandate how funds invest remains in the bill, guardrails were put in place to monitor the use of this, including the need for an independent ...

Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... dedicated office will be established to oversee the Canada Strong Fund, which will develop and finalise its investment mandate and that of the retail product. It will operate at arms-length from the government, with a chief executive and independent ...

UBS Global Wealth Management wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
UBS Global Wealth Management (UBS GWM) has been awarded an investment adviser mandate by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation for the third time running. Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation chief executive Craig Connelly said the long-standing partnership ...

Natural capability head at QIC exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... produced food and farm waste into renewable electricity and natural gas. "I am grateful for the opportunity to pursue this mandate with QIC, building a small portfolio of direct investments which target attractive returns with opportunities for improved ...

Cbus calls for mandatory insurance warnings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
Cbus is urging the government to warn young workers starting out or changing jobs if their insurance safety net won't cover them when things go wrong. The call is part of the fund's submission to the federal government's superannuation advertising ...

Prime Super awards mandate to boutique manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Prime Super has expanded its roster of domestic investment managers, awarding a new Australian equities mandate to Merlon Capital Partners. The $8 billion fund will utilise Merlon's Concentrated Australian Share strategy, which focuses on high conviction ...