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Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... market volatility to remain for the near term." At the same time, Rest said AI is reshaping how economies grow and how people work - and it's happening faster than expected, while its unlisted assets, including private equity and infrastructure, performed ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... and recognising the need for an uplift in governance and regulation in the platform sector." "This is a substantial body of work that will complement sensible regulatory and legislative reforms which the government is currently consulting on." The standard ...

Pacific Equity Partners adds four to local team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has welcomed an associate director, two associates and an analyst to its Sydney team. The private equity giant has welcomed Luke Porter as associate director within the PEP Gateway team. He joins from Carlyle Group where ...

HESTA taps ESSSuper head as next chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
HESTA has appointed Robbie Campo as its new chief executive, set to take the reins from the outgoing Debby Blakey in August. Campo has served as chief executive of ESSSuper for around four years. Prior to that she led Cbus' brand, engagement, advocacy ...

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... women and the laws are "outdated and discriminatory". Under current laws, domestic workers employed in private homes who work less than 30 hours a week for the same employer would continue to be excluded from guaranteed super. SMC said this was "an omission ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... affects demand, but we probably think it affects supply as well. So, our economists are being kept very, very busy trying to work out that trade off." Meanwhile, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said the Australian economy has suffered two significant ...

JBWere makes senior advice hires

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
JBWere has named an executive, advice and head of advice for NSW/ACT. Daniel Walsh has been appointed executive, advice at JBWere following several years in Morgan Stanley's wealth management division as an executive director and NSW state manager. ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... through active management. We obviously try to choose some of the best global practice managers we can identify, and they work directly with the companies and the assets to make improvements," Kumaru says. "And importantly, not only do they own in aggregate ...

HESTA confirms deputy chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
The $102 billion industry super fund has appointed its first deputy chief investment officer, promoting from within. Jeff Brunton has been named in the newly created role, which he will perform in tandem with his existing responsibilities as head of ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) awarded a $370 million mandate to New Zealand-based infrastructure manager Morrison to tap its global private markets strategy. CFS has already made commitments to Morrison's value-add strategy across fund and discretionary ...