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Super fund targets health tech sector with mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Asia-Pacific health innovations into global markets, strengthening the region's position in a sector projected to exceed $210 billion (US$150bn) in the coming years, Synthesis Capital said. The allocation comes as competition for differentiated venture ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... published report by the UN estimates the military escalation in the Middle East will cost Asia and Pacific countries US$97 billion to US$299 billion in output losses. Through higher fuel, freight and input costs, what is at stake is diminishing household ...

APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... potential harm to previously advised members. The HUB24 Super Fund has some 165,000 member accounts with more than $55 billion in funds under management. However, parent company HUB24 is in the process of acquiring HTFS Nominees. HTFS Nominees was appointed ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... Equity Trustees said independent trustees look after the interests of 990,000 members and has grown from approximately $10 billion to $150 billion in ten years. "The professional independent trustee model has been the fastest growing segment of the superannuation ...

AustralianSuper names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... has led the fund's Australian equities team for 13 years, overseeing growth in internally managed equities from $1 billion to $100 billion for members. AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder said Manuell was the ideal candidate to lead the ...

Russell Investments wins $8.6bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Russell Investments has been appointed by Income Insurance, a Singapore-based composite insurer, to manage an $8.6 billion foreign exchange (FX) overlay mandate across its global investment portfolio. Income Insurance manages a diversified $33.6 billion ...

Royal London AM extends SS&C mandate for new Aussie funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... provide its fund administration and unit registry services for its new range of Australian active funds, with around $1 billion in assets under management. The funds include Royal London Global Equity Diversified Fund, Royal London Global Equity Enhanced ...

IFM bid undercuts Atlas Arteria value by $1bn: Independent expert

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... Atlas Arteria should be between $5.39 to $6.20 per security - valuing the global toll operator at minimum around $7.8 billion, which is a $1 billion short of what the bid values the firm. On the upper end, Kroll values the firm at around $9 billion. ...

Scarcity Partners takes minority stake in Infocus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... obligations, technology costs and increasingly complex client needs. Infocus said it currently has 270 advisers and nearly $21 billion in funds under advice, positioning the group among the country's nine largest advisory networks. Scarcity Partners ...

Cbus pushes for lead generator ban

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... pointing to the collapse of the Sheild and First Guardian funds, where more than 11,000 Australians collectively lost over $1 billion after many were persuaded to invest after clicking on lead generator advertising. Fok said the activity often blurred ...