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Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
Cbus has kicked off 2026 with two new executive appointments, naming head of corporate governance and chief information and security officer. Liz Tromans officially joined Cbus in December 2025 as group head of corporate governance. "Liz brings to the ...

GESB alignment strategy sees member, FUM growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... aligning to the Your Future, Your Super reforms and ensuring the scheme's future sustainability. Providing an update the fund's annual member meeting, GESB chief executive Ben Palmer said, to October end, the initiative had already resulted in the addition ...

NGS Super appoints asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Noureldin was previously senior manager for currency, commodity and tactical asset allocation, a role he held after joining the fund more than seven years ago as a quantitative analyst. He was appointed manager of portfolio construction after just 12 ...

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... served as associate portfolio manager with HESTA's fixed income team for almost four years, after initially joining the fund as a senior investment analyst. The move marks a return to Medibank, where he previously spent five years as an assistant ...

Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Workforce Solutions and Mercer Marsh Benefits". Mercer recently lost its administration mandate with NGS Super, with the fund transitioning to GROW Inc. It also lost a mandate with Australian Ethical and, in 2023, ANZ Staff Super. Apex has been ramping ...

HESTA records over $10bn in investment returns

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... maintain a regular income stream for a dignified retirement." HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson said the fund had capitalised on strong international market performance after an unsteady start to the year. "Bullish global equity market ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... portfolio performance for shareholders," WAM chair and chief investment officer Geoff Wilson said. Weick said in recent weeks the fund manager has seen a material shift in domestic investor sentiment as the outlook for inflation and interest rates has ...

Fund managers 'remarkably positive' despite headwinds: Frontier

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... when assessing a fund manager. Fund managers performance was the second most important quality. Other key elements are the fund managers' investment process, being "ethical and trustworthy" and delivering net performance. The diversity of personnel and ...

First Super chief to join rival as investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
First Super chief executive Bill Watson will bid farewell to the fund for the paper, pulp and timber industries to take up a lead investment role. Watson is joining BUSSQ as chief investment officer, effective April. He has served as chief executive ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... deflationary woes. State Street Investment Management head of investment strategy and research for APAC Ninghui Liu said the fund manager remains underweight on China relative to the benchmark index. However, the weightage has improved compared to 2024. ...