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Private credit start-up hires industry veteran as CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
A veteran superannuation and funds management executive has joined Sydney boutique private credit start-up Kingsmen Capital Partners as its inaugural chief investment officer. The firm, which launched a few weeks ago has appointed Brendan Casey to the ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, ART, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
Aware Super has appointed Simon Warner as chief investment officer, replacing outgoing CIO Damian Graham, who announced his intention to step down from the role in May. Warner, who joined Aware Super in 2023 as head of portfolio management, will lead ...

L1 Group replaces chief, seeks $330m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Jeff Peters is exiting L1 Group as chief executive as a replacement immediately fills his seat. The group is also embarking on a $330 million raise. Peters, who is also managing director, leaves L1 Group effective today. He is replaced by Julian Russell. ...

Court blocks Merhi from financial services

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Venture Egg financial adviser Ferras Merhi has been banned from working in financial services after ASIC successfully obtained interim restraining orders from the Federal Court. Yesterday, Justice Moshinsky restrained Merhi "through his servants, agents ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Stronger balance sheets and lower interest rates are among the main drivers of renewed momentum in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), according to new research. Momentum is building again after a period of relative pause, Deloitte's The Deal in Focus ...

US pension funds move against James Hardie chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Three US pension funds have lodged proxy votes to remove Anne Lloyd as James Hardie chair at the company's AGM this week. This comes after James Hardie faced significant backlash over a $14 billion deal to acquire US-based Azek. A deal that was done ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
The fall of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund calls for tougher scrutiny of research houses and licensees to strengthen their governance framework, according to experts, who warn that an entrenched system requires an urgent shakeup. ...

Regal Partners makes two senior hires

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
Regal Partners is expanding its leadership bench with two strategic hires - a new strategy chief and a North American head. Ilana Stringer has joined the ASX-listed specialist alternative investment manager in the newly created role of head of strategy ...

Equip Super searches for new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
The industry super fund is on the lookout for a new chief executive following the resignation of Scott Cameron. Cameron has led Equip Super for six years, taking over when Equip entered a joint venture with Catholic Super to operate under the Togethr ...

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 ...