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JBWere makes senior advice hires

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... Group's Australian operations for several years. Both Walsh and Smoker will join around the same time as new chief investment officer Alexandra Campbell, whose appointment was announced in December. "I'm looking forward to welcoming Daniel, Alex ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... significant growth in recent years, and investors are showing no signs of slowing down. Global private equity (PE) investment rose from US$1.8 trillion in 2024 to US$2.1 trillion in 2025, despite a decline in deal volume from 20,836 to 19,093, according ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... internally over the years, as well as renegotiating externally provided services. It will also review 10 roles across investment and non-investment teams to ensure staffing continues to reflect business needs and priorities. Future Fund said in all cases ...

Insignia Financial shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... after making a single offer in February of the same year. APRA greenlit the takeover in March 2026 and the Foreign Investment Review Board granted its approval last week.

HESTA confirms deputy chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
The $102 billion industry super fund has appointed its first deputy chief investment officer, promoting from within. Jeff Brunton has been named in the newly created role, which he will perform in tandem with his existing responsibilities as head of ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... analysis and industry research," Burns said. "A portfolio of small caps with strong fundamentals, managed by a specialist investment team, is a sensible way to capture the potential upside of this part of the market, while ensuring capital is well protected." ...

Australia is 'laissez-faire' on eligibility for semi-liquid investments: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... private asset products is easily available to individual retail investors via vehicles such as evergreen funds and listed investment vehicles (LIVs). Typically, open to all investors and mainly exclusive to Australia, listed investment trusts (LITs) ...

Unit pricing errors hit two Mercer funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... error and what the compensation amounted to. The fund passively invests in global listed property shares using a single investment manager. It has about $906 million in assets under management and returned 7.4% annually, according to Morningstar. In ...

UK's Nest to invest $860m in private companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... assets in private markets by 2030. "Our priority is always to deliver positive, long-term outcomes for our members. This investment helps build a more diverse and resilient investment strategy that can support their savings through different market conditions," ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... high-quality, actively managed investments that deliver strong risk-adjusted returns for our members," said CFS chief investment officer Jonathan Armitage. Morrison is the manager of Utilities Trust of Australia (UTA ), which acquired an additional 60% ...