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Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... and scale, so too has the need for faster, more accurate and integrated decision making across asset classes, liquidity and risk spectrum," Warner said. "This structure is about empowering the portfolio to work as a whole, rather than silos, and ensure ...

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... SMSFs. Burgess said that although only a small portion of money is invested in crypto, SMSFs with lower balances are at higher risk of not achieving returns compared to larger funds, noting that these smaller balances need to achieve "exceptional" returns ...

AustralianSuper risk lead jumps to rival

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
Skye Stevenson, former head of investment compliance and operational risk at AustralianSuper, has left the $410 billion fund to join Rest Super in a newly created Sydney-based role. Rest Super has appointed Stevenson general manager, investment governance. ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A former HESTA portfolio construction and risk manager has emerged at Australian Retirement Trust. Australia's second-largest superannuation fund has appointed Michael Sommers as senior portfolio manager, opportunistic strategies. Sommers' mandate ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Perpetual's head of investment analytics has emerged at Victoria Funds Management Corporation as a senior manager, investment risk. Before his six years with Perpetual, James Thompson worked at Henderson Global Investors, Equity Trustees and Bluebay ...

Equity Trustees places superannuation arm under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... environment of elevated regulatory scrutiny for platform-based super funds which is creating uncertainty over cost base and risk. It said there is also an increasing preference for super funds to adopt an in-house trustee model. It said the review is ...

Most sought-after professionals revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... set to take home around $412,000 a year plus super. However, the most sought-after professionals are those working within risk and compliance. The top three most in demand professionals in the financial services sector are risk and compliance managers ...

Magellan profits fall, focuses on 'progress'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... Magellan continued to execute across its strategic priorities, strengthening its distribution platform, enhancing governance and risk frameworks and further improving the quality of group earnings through increased contributions from strategic partnerships. ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... unnecessarily encourage consumers to switch their superannuation, saying it is concerned that consumers may be being exposed to risk of significant losses. It will look at the financial advice practices and groups using lead generation services and the ...

AustralianSuper expands UK fundamental equity team

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... to best serve members." The super fund's fundamental portfolios are actively managed in-house to reduce costs and maximise risk-adjusted returns for its members. Of the $410 billion of funds under management, over half is invested globally, including ...