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Why mid-sized super funds still matter: Farrar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
As consolidation continues across the superannuation sector, there remains a strong role for differentiated mid-sized super funds, according to Brighter Super. Kate Farrar, chief executive at Brighter Super, told the Innovation in Retirement conference ...

Future Fund recruits energy heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has appointed an experienced energy executive to lead its energy transition strategy. Kay Stuart joins as executive director of energy transition and will sit within the Future Fund's real assets team. Stuart ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... the net assets attributable to unit holders of the Shield Master Fund was in the range of $205,843,566 to $238,806,547 - a far cry from the $525,367,274 previously claimed by Shield. In the case of First Guardian as at July 8, FTI Consulting said it ...

Igneo divests 15.3% stake in Adelaide Airport

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Igneo Infrastructure Partners will divest its 15.26% shares in Adelaide Airport Limited, the owner and operator of Adelaide Airport and Parafield Airport. The decision follows a strategic review of Igneo's portfolio, assessing each asset's ability ...

End of an era: Longtime Platinum exec exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... development before joining the retail funds management team, where she Platinum's former head of investment, Her role involved far more than her title suggests. During her 30 years with the fund manager, Norman also oversaw business development ...

Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... imposes a 10% tariff on Australia, which is the lowest of all countries, and Australia has a trade deficit with the US. "So far there has been no discernible impact on Australian economic growth from the tariffs. Australian businesses, in the main, are ...

HESTA hits $100bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... a larger and more diverse range of high-quality investments and provide economies of scale to keep costs down over time. "Far more than a milestone, we believe this growth enables us to deliver greater value for our more than one million members," Blakey ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... including structural separation where an option is managed by a related entity. When it comes to ongoing monitoring, APRA has so far found instances of inconsistent monitoring of investment and fee related metrics relative to internal policies, and a ...

Platinum LIC turns down WAM bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
Platinum Capital (PMC) shareholders have rejected Wilson Asset Management's (WAM) bid to be the investment manager of the listed investment company (LIC) in the hope of replacing Platinum Asset Management. WAM flagged its intentions of becoming the ...

Super Moves: ANZ Staff, Aware, Equip, ART, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
ANZ Staff Superannuation Scheme has appointed William Leong as head of investments, filling the vacancy left by Ruwanie Dias, who took up a role as global head of externally managed funds at QBE Insurance. Leong joins the $7 billion corporate fund from ...