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HUB24 hires head of retail distribution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... positions spanning sales, strategic accounts and national distribution. HUB24 executive general manager of platform growth Matt Willis said the appointment would support the firm's focus on strengthening relationships with advisers and improving client ...

NZ Super chair's term extended by two years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... 2024. His term will now conclude in October 2028. Announcing the reappointment today, New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis said the extension reflects Williamson's strong leadership and will maintain stability and continuity of the manager of the ...

GESB chief bows out after 10 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... experience across superannuation funds and institutional investors. Before joining GESB in 2019, he spent four years at Willis Towers Watson as local head of asset consulting and previously led the institutional investment advisory practice at PwC. He ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... said there is more the government is working on and he has also engaged with New Zealand's financial minister Nicola Willis on responses to the conflict. "We'll continue to work closely with regulators to ensure we're doing everything we ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... superannuation mega-funds increased to 10 in 2025, with their growth being almost entirely organic as their net cashflows decline. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2026 report shows four more super funds joined the mega-fund club throughout ...

Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... Watson Superannuation licence as it looks to bring the trustee function in-house. Future Group entered an agreement with Willis Towers Watson in July 2025 to acquire the extended public offer licence and is currently awaiting regulatory approval, Financial ...

IFM Investors hires global investment research lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... investment research, based in Melbourne. Jeff Chee has been named in the newly created role, joining after more than 25 years at Willis Towers Watson. He will be responsible for IFM's investment research strategy and capability, with IFM saying the role ...

bfinance names new managing director, insurance lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... specialist insurance investment field. His previous insurance investment leadership positions include regional roles at Mercer, Willis Towers Watson and EY. In 2018 he founded Ark Advisors, an insurance-investment focused specialist consultancy. Prior ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... record-breaking QSuper-Sunsuper merger creating Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to an array of bigger funds eating up smaller ones. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2025 report notes APRA's regulation of super funds will continue to intensify. ...

Australian Ethical adds trader and BDM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... strong adviser relationships from his previous roles at Macquarie Group and, more recently, Ophir Asset Management. Leah Willis, Australian Ethical's head of distribution, welcomed Lin to the team at what she called an exciting time for the business. ...
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