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Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... It will be led by Jenny Newmarch, previously head of private equity, and have a direct line to chief investment officer Simon Warner, reflecting its increasing importance to the fund, Aware said. Meanwhile, public market equities and defensive assets ...

Opposition leader unveils fresh shadow cabinet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... easier for Australians to get ahead." Dean Smith will take the role of shadow assistant minister to the shadow treasurer and Simon Kennedy will assume the position of shadow assistant minister for finance. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

UniSuper adds five to its investment ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... the only former UniSuper investment executive to surface at Playfair. The fund's former head of Australian equities, Simon Hudson, left UniSuper in July 2022 and later joined Playfair as joint chief investment officer. UniSuper head of equities Penny ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... Tuesday. At a hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics this morning, Liberal Minister for Cook Simon Kennedy sought to get to the bottom of what exactly is driving excess demand that has led to inflationary pressures. Citing ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... has held a number of independent advisory roles across superannuation and wealth management. Future Group chief executive Simon Sheikh said Fernandes' appointment was an important step in strengthening the organisation's investment leadership. ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
ASIC is urging super trustees to strengthen their anti-scam and fraud practices after a review found "significant" gaps in communications to members. Following an assessment of scams and fraud-related website content across 47 super funds, benchmarking ...

Palisade restructures leadership, creates partnership group

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... business and the broader group, and Andrew Killesteyn as partner responsible for funds, mandates and capital. Meanwhile, Simon Parbery, Alastair Pollock and James Ward have become partners to lead investments and asset management, and Mike Reynolds ...

ASIC returns $40m of CFD losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
ASIC has secured the return of nearly $40 million to more than 38,000 retail investors as it continues to drive substantial compliance improvement across Australia's contracts for difference (CFD) sector following a whole of industry review. CFDs ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
From cyber breaches to mergers and increased regulatory action, there has been a raft of news surrounding the superannuation sector this year. Minimum standard services for super funds welcomed Treasurer Jim Chalmers and former Assistant Treasurer Stephen ...

Rest launches clearing house solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
Following a successful pilot program, Rest will launch a new clearing house solution to help businesses meet their upcoming Payday Super obligations from 1 July 2026. The super fund said the Rest Pay solution is purpose-built for Payday Super and aims ...