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Aware Super strengthens corporate super team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... Super for five years as a business development manager and has more than 20 years of experience in the superannuation industry, having held senior roles at Sunsuper and Kinetic Super. He worked in business acquisition for both asset owners. Aware Super ...

Ausbil adds to institutional sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... has hired a new business development manager for its institutional team. Kate Machin joins with nearly two decades of industry experience across a variety of institutional and wholesale roles in Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, she will be ...

Constant slams super funds over complaints handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... taken aim at superannuation fund trustees over how they identify systemic issues from member complaints. Speaking at an industry event, Constant said five out of the 10 super funds the regulator is reviewing over how they use complaints to identify and ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... including around 750,000 women and around 550,000 young people under the age of 30." The announcement was welcomed by the industry, including the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), which collectively commended the bill will unfreeze ...

National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... both debt and equity and to find new ways of financing businesses with innovative financing structures. Minister for industry and innovation and minister for science Tim Ayres said the investment backs Australia's digital resilience where private capital ...

Product showcase: Follow the leaders

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... Management. Founder-led companies have historically outperformed - it's been established many times over through both industry and academic research. In perhaps one of the most notable examples, having observed that profitable growth was becoming ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... region, saying the regulator wants to be a backer, not blocker, of financial innovation. Speaking at the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association annual conference on Thursday, Longo said Australia must innovate its financial system ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... 2025, with their growth being almost entirely organic as their net cashflows decline. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2026 report shows four more super funds joined the mega-fund club throughout 2025, with CFS FirstChoice, Cbus, HESTA and Rest ...

Local custody industry surpasses $6tn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... opportunities and ongoing market momentum," ACSA chief executive David Travers said. "Innovation, regulatory change, industry engagement, and best practice remain a critical focus for driving efficiency in custody and investment administration. Through ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... years with the firm. Mercer partner Craig Hughes is stepping down to take some downtime, with plans to return to the industry in the second half of 2026. "Working within, growing and then leading Mercer's OCIO business has been a wonderful experience," ...