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HESTA snags TelstraSuper investment leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
HESTA has appointed a new head of portfolio design, hiring TelstraSuper's acting chief investment officer. Kate Misic will join HESTA in the role on June 15. The role was vacated by Dianne Sandoval when she departed the fund in December 2025. She ...

Prime Super awards mandate to boutique manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Prime Super has expanded its roster of domestic investment managers, awarding a new Australian equities mandate to Merlon Capital Partners. The $8 billion fund will utilise Merlon's Concentrated Australian Share strategy, which focuses on high conviction ...

Qualitas appoints former Centuria head of FM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... the head of funds management from Centuria to grow its direct real estate platform. Jesse Curtis has been appointed as the new head of direct real estate for the group's Australian business. In a media statement, Qualitas said Curtis will be responsible ...

Government aims to 're-make' NDIS, redirect funding to aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... through carefully over coming months with a technical advisory group, members of the disability community and the states. "While new eligibility rules need to be worked through, our initial modelling will see the number of people on the scheme reduce ...

Addressing modern slavery risks more critical than ever: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... Australasia (RIAA) Conference will help financial services professionals address modern slavery risk in portfolios, particularly as new laws propose entities should identify and take reasonable action on such risks. Ahead of the annual conference in ...

ASIC bans another former MWL adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... director Nicholas Maikousis and Imperial Capital Group over alleged Shield advice failures. In February 2024, ASIC halted new offers of investments in Shield. ASIC made interim stop orders on four product disclosure statements for Shield. In June 2024 ...

Cboe offloads local exchange to Canadian giant

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... approval and it will expedite assessment of the application. "Should the purchase go ahead, ASIC expects an orderly transition to new ownership with continuity of fair, orderly and transparent market operations," it said. Cboe said it will work closely ...

Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
Future Fund has appointed Richard Brandweiner as its new chief investment officer, effective 1 July 2026. Brandweiner was previously chief executive of Pendal Group from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that he was chief investment officer of First State Super ...

BUSSQ to roll out personalised investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
BUSSQ is introducing a new offering to members that will enable them to design their investment strategy how they see fit. The new Foundation + Flex solution is BUSSQ's version of the 'Core and Satellite' approach, it explained, saying it provides flexibility ...

APAC investments chief for Morningstar IM resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... Superannuation, CMC Markets and Ord Minnett. At Russell Investments, Wacher was the regional director of indexes or Australia and New Zealand. At CMC Markets based in Tokyo, he was the head of institutional sales and product. "Matt has been with Morningstar ...