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Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A third Future Fund investment professional is bound for Abu Dhabi, following in the footsteps of the sovereign wealth fund's former chief investment officer and a deputy CIO. Pradheesh Salvarajah has taken on a role as investment manager at Abu ...

Praemium ramps up digitisation, cuts headcount by 28%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Praemium is ramping up its workforce digitisation by culling nearly 30% of its total number of employees who mainly work in information technology-related roles. The move comes off the back of the acquisition of Technotia Group for $7.5 million, which ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
As regulators ramp up scrutiny of asset owners and managers, Australia's two largest super funds have seen high-profile governance and investment risk professionals quitting for new roles. Craig Roodt, AustralianSuper's governance lead for internal ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Challenger is part of a consortium that is attempting to acquire ASX-listed Pepper Money, in a deal that values the non-bank lender at about $1.16 billion. Pepper Group ANZ HoldCo and Challenger confirmed media speculation that they are engaging in ...

MLC ramps up corporate super push

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
MLC has strengthened its corporate super offering as demand from employers continues to grow, following the relaunch of its brand late last year. The fund has appointed James Sinclair as senior manager of corporate growth, where he will focus on expanding ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Seventy percent of buy-side firms, including asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies, are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in front offices, while more than half are scaling implementation. The 2026 Global InvestOps report from SimCorp ...

Oaktree institutional sales head quits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Oaktree Capital Management's local head of institutional sales has left the global asset manager to take on a similar role at another offshore firm. Winnie Ramos confirmed she has finished up at Oaktree, with Monday being her final day. The senior ...

Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Apex Group is taking over Mercer's stand-alone superannuation administration operations. Apex said the strategic lift-out enables it to integrate Mercer's experienced administration team and operational capabilities directly into its own business, enhancing ...

Most read in 2025: Financial advice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
There was no shortage of news impacting the financial advice community this year, with advisers bearing the brunt of negative sentiment in the wake of First Guardian and Shield collapses. But there were some bright spots throughout the year, including ...

RAM hires real estate lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Real Asset Management has snapped up a senior funds management lead to spearhead its growth plans for its diversified real estate business. George Websdale joins from Dexus, where he led the healthcare partnerships team and developed the investment ...