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Northern Trust survey reveals what's testing asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
Northern Trust's inaugural global study of 180 asset owners has mapped the pressures, both internal and external, they expect to face in the coming year. The study canvassed responses from senior leaders from pension funds, multi-managers, outsourced ...

Aware Super names portfolio and construction lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Aware Super has appointed a former AustralianSuper head of portfolio construction and strategy within the public market equities team. Michael Stavropoulos, who also holds the title of senior portfolio manager, has joined a team that manages $100 billion ...

Michael Dwyer joins impact fund board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... than 30 years of experience in the superannuation and investment sectors. He was chief executive of First State Super (now Aware Super) for 14 years and was also general manager of the NSW industry super fund ASSET Super for 10 years. He is a former ...

Aware Super spends $1.6bn on Australia's 'largest' intermodal terminal

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Aware Super has committed $1.6 billion to the Melbourne Intermodal and Industrial Exchange (MIIX) precinct to support expanded capacity and the creation of 3000 jobs. MIIX, which includes the nation's first privately funded open-access intermodal freight ...

Three AFS licensees pinged over compliance breaches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... with the law. ASIC noted each penalised licensee promptly registered their adviser and reported the breach after becoming aware the individual was unregistered. The regulator said it took these circumstances into account when determining its enforcement ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
The spate of cyberattacks targeting major Australian superannuation funds has laid bare a "critical vulnerability" in the sector's defences, according to financial services cybersecurity consultancy firm Software@Scale. The attacks, which have so ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... want to encourage voluntary contributions because it helps Australians to manage intergenerational inequity. Everybody is aware of the issues and the challenges; sometimes it feels like an area that maybe just flies under the radar." Further, Pearce ...

Cybercriminals attack major super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... advisers and will continue to keep them updated," McCarthy said. Hostplus, which has reportedly been attacked, said it was aware of a cyber incident involving parts of the superannuation industry and acknowledged the situation may be concerning to some ...

Super fund growth: The winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... complete their merger later this year, ranked as the next fastest growing super fund by net asset growth. They were followed by Aware Super, Hostplus, and UniSuper, which the report said reflected their relative size, which magnified the impact of flows ...

Pendal's Blayney lands at HESTA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... portfolio manager of these funds. The investment professional arrived at Pendal in August 2017 after holding senior roles with Aware Super, Perpetual and WTW. His appointment follows the exit of Michael Sommers who left two months ago after a three-year ...