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Aware Super appoints chief investment officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... Morgan Chase in Australia and New Zealand. Currently, Warner also serves as a director on the board of Women in Banking and Finance. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart said: "Simon has demonstrated exceptional leadership during his two years ...

FAAA names new board members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... appointments take effect at the FAAA's annual general meeting on November 18. Yarra Lane senior adviser and Health & Finance Integrated founder William Johns have vacated their board positions. "The appointment of Glenn, Ben and Jade to the FAAA ...

Tech concentration in super a major concern: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... entities' reliance on third party service providers and where particular concentration risks may lie," Smith said. "As finance, telecommunications, emerging technologies, and platforms increasingly converge, APRA will continue to engage with government ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Sovereign Wealth Fund is designed to provide a buffer from fluctuations in resource revenues or macro-economic shocks; provide finance for strategic infrastructure investment priorities; and build a savings base for future generations when the nation's ...

Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Asia Public-Private Partnership (PPP) investment fund established by Plenary. Both investments are administered by Export Finance Australia (EFA) and are being delivered through the government's $2 billion Southeast Asia Investment Financing Facility ...

Federated Hermes to acquire majority interest in FCP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Federated Hermes has agreed to acquire an 80% interest in Federal Capital Partners Fund Manager (FCP). The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, and will be the second private markets acquisition made by Federated Hermes since ...

Super moves: AusSuper, Aware, MLC, JANA, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... infrastructure and has more than 25 years of experience in the infrastructure sector, working across infrastructure acquisitions, finance and investment management in Australia, Europe and the United States. Before joining the superannuation giant, Peasley ...

Complaints still too high: AFCA annual review

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... is attributed to add-on insurance complaints, otherwise levels remain consistent with the last two years. Banking and finance complaints have continued to make up the largest number of submissions, consisting of 54% of all complaints received. Despite ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), which is $690,000 for couples and $595,000 for singles. "I watch the finance shows and read the press which talks about how you need $1.4 million for a comfortable retirement," says Manserra. "Yes ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
For much of the past year or so, there has been a great deal of focus on the superannuation industry and its processing of insurance claims, largely owing to immense delays at some of the largest institutions. Stories have emerged of the likes of AustralianSuper ...