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ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... trading desks as well as the global FX options desk. He held similar roles at Bank of Scotland and ANZ, although with the latter he also looked after credit risk management on the specialist lending side. He earlier worked in senior market and credit ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... the Mercer International Shares Fund and Advance International Shares Fund. The former had six fund managers while the latter had four. The restructure meant only three fund managers are now overseeing the two strategies. The changes took effect on 12 ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... equities fund managers are increasingly relying on generative artificial intelligence (AI) for their research, with the latter saying it is no longer an "additive" but an integral part of this function, new analysis shows. Frontier Advisors' latest Frontier ...

Small win for First Guardian victims amid platform transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... frozen and their value is uncertain". It comes as the funds are transferred from the OneVue platform to Praemium, as the latter looks to decommission the former. Once this is complete, members will be able to transfer their balance to another fund or ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... Super, TelstraSuper terminate merger plans Equip Super and TelstraSuper called off their proposed merger in May, with the latter saying it was unlikely to achieve its objectives. TelstraSuper decided to terminate the Heads of Agreement the two funds ...

Mark Delaney to step down from AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... via the merger of Australian Retirement Fund and Superannuation Trust of Australia; Delaney was chief executive of the latter, while former AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk led the former. At that time, member assets sat at about $20 billion. ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... firms" and that Australia could end up as an "economically colonial country again" via the manufacturing industry. The latter, unfortunately, has held up to this day. Australia lives much off unrefined exports as its manufacturing sector languishes amid ...

Japanese insurer acquires stake in Barings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... an injection of growth capital and expand its existing arrangements with MS&AD through the management of assets in the latter's general investment account. "At MassMutual, one of our distinct competitive advantages to deliver sustained value to our policyowners ...

Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... complete, while industry funds' applications cost more than double ($1645) and take longer to complete, the report said. The latter also has a higher rejection rate of 30-35% compared to 12-18% from platforms. Elemnta said the advice sector is under ...

AZ NGA expands in South Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... small-to-medium-sized enterprises. It has six partners and 70 employees. MiQ Private Wealth recently joined AZ NGA's stable as the latter expands its presence through its seven office locations, including Geraldton, Toowoomba and Canberra. Last month ...