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Pinnacle takes over Pacific Asset Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... benchmarks with consistent alpha generation underpinning ongoing performance fee contributions, said Pinnacle chair Alan Watson. "Our broad platform of affiliates and strategies, together with increasing presence in much larger addressable end markets ...

bfinance names new managing director, insurance lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... investment field. His previous insurance investment leadership positions include regional roles at Mercer, Willis Towers Watson and EY. In 2018 he founded Ark Advisors, an insurance-investment focused specialist consultancy. Prior to his appointment ...

First Super chief to join rival as investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
First Super chief executive Bill Watson will bid farewell to the fund for the paper, pulp and timber industries to take up a lead investment role. Watson is joining BUSSQ as chief investment officer, effective April. He has served as chief executive ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
In 2019, then APRA chair Wayne Byres had a blunt message for superannuation funds: "Are you going to get better, or are you going to get out?" The question marked the decisive shift in the regulator's tone, making its agenda explicit: super funds ...

Stonepeak acquires gas distribution network in Queensland

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... entities divested represent less than 1% of its FY25 underlying EBITDA. APA chief executive and managing director Adam Watson said the divestment reflects its focus on reviewing its portfolio to simplify the business. It recently divested its networks ...

Natixis bolsters distribution leadership

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... Loomis Sayles, Mirova, Vaughan Nelson, Flexstone Partners and IML. Natixis country head for Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said: "We're pleased to welcome Daniel to the team." "Daniel's appointment reflects the firm's commitment to deepening ...

REI Super names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... products at Guild Financial Services. Earlier roles include investment manager at Heine Investment Management and actuary at Watson Wyatt. REI Super chief executive Jarrod Coysh noted that in recent years Siapkas has overseen a major restructuring of ...

New private credit provider lands down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... business, and I think we've proven that with lending in 22 locations around the world." Meanwhile, chief executive Matt Watson said the Australian market boasts an exceptionally strong real estate sector and a rapid growth of HNW individuals, which will ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... 21% predict a correction of more than 20%," the report said. Natixis IM country head of Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said as long-term investors, many of its superannuation fund clients are feeling optimistic about what's to come in 2026 ...

JANA deepens bench with six principal promotions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... planning, institutional consulting and asset management, joining JANA nine years ago from Whitehall Capital, Willis Towers Watson and Mercer. For her part, Nadarajah has been with JANA for almost two decades, arriving from National Australia Bank in ...