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ASFA chair to step down after four years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is on the hunt for a new independent chair. Gary Dransfield is stepping down after four years as independent chair of ASFA. While there, he oversaw the appointment of Mary Delahunty as chief ...

Vale Steven Glass

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Pella Funds Management co-founder and managing director Steven Glass has passed away. "To all of us at Pella, Steve was far more than a colleague, he was a close friend and a valued part of our family. From the very beginning, he brought energy, and ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The UK has passed legislation requiring pension schemes to prove they're delivering value for money or face consolidation and enables automatic merging of multiple pension pots. The Pension Schemes Bill was passed into law on Wednesday, which will kickstart ...

FinCap opens private investments menu for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
FinCap is launching a managed account platform in June which will help wholesale investors access professionally managed private asset exposures. It has also appointed BCA Research as a research partner to support the development of asset allocation ...

IFM Investors makes $7bn bid for Atlas Arteria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
IFM Investors has launched a hostile takeover bid for Atlas Arteria, valuing the toll road operator at around $7 billion. The bid was launched by Diamond Infraco 1, a wholly owned subsidiary of the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, which already holds ...

NGS Super exec to lead Russell's super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Russell Investments has appointed a new head of superannuation in NGS Super's Ben Facer. Facer had been with NGS Super since 2017, having first joined as chief risk and governance officer. He's since held a raft of roles, and most recently had ...

Technical glitch hits Team Super investment switches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Team Super members have been blocked from making online investment switches due to a "technical issue" stemming from a technology partner. Team Super confirmed to Financial Standard it is in the process of fixing the issue but did not specify which ...

HESTA snags TelstraSuper investment leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
HESTA has appointed a new head of portfolio design, hiring TelstraSuper's acting chief investment officer. Kate Misic will join HESTA in the role on June 15. The role was vacated by Dianne Sandoval when she departed the fund in December 2025. She ...

Prime Super awards mandate to boutique manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Prime Super has expanded its roster of domestic investment managers, awarding a new Australian equities mandate to Merlon Capital Partners. The $8 billion fund will utilise Merlon's Concentrated Australian Share strategy, which focuses on high conviction ...

EQT raises $21.8bn for Asia Pacific private equity fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
EQT has raised US$15.6 billion ($21.8bn) for its BPEA Private Equity Fund IX, making it the largest ever dedicated Asia Pacific private equity fund raise to date. The investment giant said the fund will target businesses with resilient fundamentals ...