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Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... definition of portfolio resilience and how we incorporate it into our investment process suits our context and investment mandate. We have always recognised that other investors and asset owners with different contexts, mandates and governance structures ...

WAM takes over PIA board, vows to lift underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... undergoes a strategic review. "The review will consider a range of potential options, including changes to the investment mandate, management arrangements, capital management initiatives, or alternative structures that may deliver improved outcomes for ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The quality of Australia's retirement system continues to stagnate at the B+ level based on the annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI) over the last four years. The retirement system has not improved since 2021 when it moved from a ...

Salary report shows 23% pay gap for top BDMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
More distribution executives are seeking careers in the wholesale market as demand for super fund BDMs slow, Kaizen's latest salary report shows. Kaizen's Funds Distribution Salary Guide FY2025-26 found that salaries have remained flat in the ...

Alternatives, international equities dominate mandates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
The number of contestable investment mandates rose to 6007 in the March quarter of this year, according to the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report. Managed accounts was the largest market segment with 2658, followed by 2368 for super, 770 for investment ...

Lendlease acquires 175 Liverpool Street

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
Lendlease has acquired 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney and will redevelop the building as luxury residential apartments alongside its joint venture partners. The building will have 300 apartments for sale and 2000 sqm of retail space overlooking Hyde Park. ...

Future Fund cleared to manage select asset classes in-house

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... "without the additional fees that would ordinarily be paid," he added. Combet also addressed Future Fund's new Investment Mandate issued by the government last year, which requires it to consider Australia's national priorities - increasing the ...

Channel Capital launches Apollo asset-backed credit trust in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... wholesale investors access to Apollo's asset-backed finance strategies. The strategy benefits from a "flexible" investment mandate and multiple origination channels, seeking consistent income backed by stable cashflows and protection through credit enhancement ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... conditions and adjust the portfolio to manage risk and deliver attractive long-term returns in line with our investment mandate," he said. Separate to its investment results, Australia's decisive election outcome has cracked open the prospect of ...

MFS expands Australian offering with contrarian strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... philosophy and leaders, co-portfolio managers Anne-Christine Farstad and Zahid Kassam, but offers a larger-cap investment mandate with substantial capacity. Commenting on the Australian launch, MFS senior managing director and head of Australia and New ...