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Canadian pension fund in turmoil amid governance review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... chief investment officer. Just last week, the fund announced it was undertaking an independent governance review after the board was reportedly approached by several staff members with concerns involving Dobson. While the fund has confirmed the review ...

MA Financial expands hospitality portfolio in NZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... Hospitality chief executive Blair Impey, who joined the business in 2020, will continue in his role. He has also joined the board as director alongside MA Financial managing director Chris Unger. Unger said the founders have built an incredible portfolio ...

Macquarie Asset Management to acquire Qube

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... declared or paid after the date of the Scheme Implementation Deed. This values the company at around $11.7 billion. The Qube board has unanimously recommended that Qube shareholders vote in favour of the scheme in absence of a superior proposal. Included ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... Super has changed the name of the option from Smoothed to Balanced. It follows a review of the investment options, with the board having decided to no longer maintain a reserve to smooth fluctuations in investment earnings. The fund said it is doing ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
APRA's role as prudential regulator in the wake of the First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund collapses came under the spotlight at a recent parliamentary hearing. APRA chair John Lonsdale told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee that ...

Nuveen takes over Schroders for $20bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
TIAA's Nuveen will acquire UK fund manager Schroders for $20 billion (£9.9bn) to create a $3.5 trillion (US$2.5tn) powerhouse. Nuveen has nearly $2 trillion (US$1.4tn) in assets under management, while Schroders has $1.6 trillion (US$1.1tn). Schroders ...

Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... institutional markets, with a strong track record in business building, risk management, and talent development. His extensive board-level experience in governance and industry advocacy in Australia adds depth to UBS's leadership team," the Swiss ...

UniSuper adds five to its investment ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... investment analyst, while Jude Perera has also joined that team as an investment analyst. Finally, Freya Watrasiewicz came on board UniSuper's equities team in trading and execution. She was previously at Morgan Stanley.

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... several other appointments since the absorption of the former State Super team. High-profile recruit Louise Hulley came on board as operating chief, along with consultants Di Mo and Keean Tan, who joined the capital markets and investment governance ...

Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... co-founded and led operations at Prodigy Investment Partners and Blue Orbit Asset Management. He currently chairs the governance board at Real Asset Capital Partners, sits on the trustee board of Qualitas Securities, and serves as an independent director ...