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Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... equality in company boards and executive teams, and serving as the current president of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors." Blakey said it feels like the right time to shift her focus to a board career. "Leading HESTA and serving our ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... over their design life," it reads. "Partnering options may include working with private investors, such as banks, superannuation funds, venture capital and private equity providers. Additional partnering opportunities exist through co-investment with ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... Valvo was convicted last year of engaging in dishonest conduct after he stole $110,000 from clients' Wealthtrac superannuation accounts under the guise of adviser fee forms that authorised the withdrawal. These withdrawals were not approved, signed ...

Deadline approaches for Shield, First Guardian victims

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
A new website is launching today to assist some 9000 victims who have yet to file a complaint in relation to the Shield and First Guardian Master Funds, as the deadline for some fast approaches. Funded by ASIC, the new website was launched by Super ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Sentier Group) and First State Investments. Most recently, he has held a number of independent advisory roles across superannuation and wealth management. Future Group chief executive Simon Sheikh said Fernandes' appointment was an important step ...

MLC ramps up corporate super push

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... presence in the institutional and corporate employer markets. Sinclair brings more than a decade of experience in the superannuation sector, including roles at AMP, Mercer, Media Super, SS&C and Iress. Most recently, he served as financial partnerships ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Brighter Super has appointed Estella Zhang (pictured) as a senior investment analyst. Zhang joins the $36 billion superannuation fund from Uniting Financial Services, where she most recently served as a senior investment analyst, having joined the organisation ...

IFM Investors hires global investment research lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... such as the NZ Super Fund and the Future Fund to review and enhance their investment models, multiple Australian superannuation funds and a number of sovereign funds in Asia and the Middle East to help design their approach from the ground up." Commenting ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... savings, super funds have been "slow to respond to evolving scams and fraud risks to members." "Our latest review of superannuation website content confirmed that super funds often lacked clarity, accessibility, and support for scam victims. When benchmarked ...

Member governed super boards deliver more: SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
Superannuation funds with employer and employee representatives on their boards generate billions in additional value for members, Super Members Council (SMC) says. In a new report, Member First Representation: The Profit to Member Governance Advantage ...