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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 ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... in Australia, this is simply following the global trend of investors being attracted to secondaries assets because of the asset class' ability to generate compelling risk-adjusted returns. This is also driven in part by a consistent under capitalisation ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Spheria Asset Management's Spheria Australian Smaller Companies Fund - Active ETF (ASX: SPHX) will be available on the ASX tomorrow, launching amid strong momentum shown across the broader ETF market despite volatility from the Middle East. Spheria ...

Australia is 'laissez-faire' on eligibility for semi-liquid investments: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... Kong and Singapore. It said Australia is notably "laissez-faire" on investor eligibility, and while there are income and asset tests, such as the wholesale investor test, to distinguish between retail and sophisticated investors, access to private asset ...

Unit pricing errors hit two Mercer funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Investors in Mercer's Passive Global Listed Property Fund and Cash Fund have been hit with unit pricing errors. The Passive Global Listed Property Fund reported incorrect unit prices between 8 December 2025 to 5 February 2026 and 10 February 2026 ...

UK's Nest to invest $860m in private companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
The UK's largest pension scheme by members has selected a manager to oversee a significant new open-ended mandate. Crescent Capital Group will manage a direct lending mandate for Nest to the tune of $858.5 million (£450m). The money is to be deployed ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... Plan to take full ownership of Sydney Desalination Plant, last December. UTA and Ontario Teachers' have co-owned the asset since 2012. Across the globe, Morrison is expanding in UK and Europe. It recently appointed Gianfranco Saladino as executive ...

Foreign resident CGT rules up for consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... include water entitlements in relation to a water resource situated in Australia, and an option or right to acquire a CGT asset over TARP assets. "Real property is defined inclusively (that is, building from the ordinary meaning) and captures rights ...

ASIC concerns over Interprac sale 'unfounded': Sequoia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Sequoia Financial Group says ASIC's concerns around what the sale of Interprac Financial Planning might mean for its creditors are "unfounded", while also saying it is working with ASX to determine whether shareholders are required to approve the ...

Five promoted at Frontier Advisors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... for seven months. Alexandra Veroude was also promoted to principal consultant. Veroude works in the capital markets and asset allocation team and joined Frontier in 2024 from STX Group in Amsterdam. She's also previously held roles at the Reserve Bank ...