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Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Aware Super is restructuring its investments team, creating a new Liquidity and Markets division and making Private Markets a standalone function. The fund said the new structure brings together data, liquidity management, public and private markets ...

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... mitigation, everyone should take responsibility for their own financial future; if some people want to invest in a volatile asset class, they should take the responsibility to the full account even if they lose money," she said. Additionally, many of ...

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... to the ballooning costs of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). These reforms were crucial to introducing a new class of advisers and streamlining the intricate process for more entrants, but were exacerbated by several universities dropping ...

Oaktree sales exec lands at Ares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... the firm four years ago, focuses on infrastructure debt. He previously spent five years at AMP Capital in the same asset class.

Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... this, they are now getting left behind, according to industry experts - but they can reclaim their lead. New findings from Class released at the annual SMSF Association National Conference this morning revealed SMSF establishments in the quarter to September ...

AustralianSuper expands UK fundamental equity team

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... critical function of our global equity investment process," Hargraves said. "Maria's experience adds depth to a team with world class talent, as we continue to build the fund's capabilities internationally and identify opportunities in global equities ...

Macquarie Asset Management to acquire Qube

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... infrastructure, security and resilience. We look forward to partnering with our co-investors and working with Qube's world class management team, as the company enters its next phase." Under the scheme, UniSuper will transfer its existing direct ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... objective, and we welcome their introduction," the submission said. AustralianSuper said while Australia has built a "world class" saving system, the next steps are to ensure it becomes a "world class spending system". "The reforms in this submission ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
As regulators ramp up scrutiny of asset owners and managers, Australia's two largest super funds have seen high-profile governance and investment risk professionals quitting for new roles. Craig Roodt, AustralianSuper's governance lead for internal ...

AMP profits fall as Alexis George prepares to step down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
AMP's statutory net profit took a hit as a result of the settlement of legacy class actions and its continuing business simplification process, coming in at $133 million, down from $150 million in FY24. However, underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) ...