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Akambo ventures into asset consulting, makes first hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... role. Akambo has launched Vertex Investment Services, which partners with advice businesses to strengthen investment governance, portfolio construction and mandate implementation. Through its affiliation with Akambo, Vertex provides access to institutional-quality ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... 13 for non-platform funds. Mercer said the volume difference requires distinct services, technology, and investment governance structures, as well as engagement models that reflect the tri-partite relationship between trustee, adviser and member. The ...

AustralianSuper risk lead jumps to rival

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... join Rest Super in a newly created Sydney-based role. Rest Super has appointed Stevenson general manager, investment governance. Reporting to the super fund's investment chief Michael Clancy, she is tasked with strengthening the framework, processes ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... undertaking from Netwealth and imposed licence conditions on Diversa Trustees and Equity Trustees to address investment governance-related concerns. The panel further asked APRA to detail how it engages with the platforms and how it enforces action. ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... AustralianSuper's governance lead for internal mandates, has taken up a role with Future Fund as an investment governance specialist. Before his two years at Australia's largest super fund, Roodt was a director in Deloitte's Investment & ...

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... board as operating chief, along with consultants Di Mo and Keean Tan, who joined the capital markets and investment governance teams, respectively. Three further recruits have signed up-Matthew Parsons, Xize Guo, and quantitative analyst Jeffrey Cheng-rounding ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... departure from Insignia Financial. Kim has been appointed senior product manager and will work within the investment governance side of the business. He spent around two years at Insignia Financial as senior manager of wrap investment governance. Previously ...

Ascalon turbocharges team with Zenith hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... consultant has confirmed the appointment of Steven Tang who brings experience in portfolio construction, investment governance and adviser consulting. At Ascalon, he'll work with advice businesses to bring structure and strategic clarity to their ...

Netwealth's APRA-mandated governance overhaul underway

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Netwealth said its APRA-mandated investment governance overhaul is underway and is being led at the executive level. This was part of its agreement with ASIC in December under which it said it will repay $101 million to super members who accessed the ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... Shield. In December, APRA imposed additional licence conditions on ETSL to address concerns relating to its investment governance frameworks and practices, including oversight of platform investment options made available to members. However, Netwealth ...