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NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... fund is continuing to build up its investment team as it charts a path to double its assets over the next decade. New Zealand Super - led by former Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend (pictured) - has appointed Brendon Jones as head of real assets. ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Padraig Brown has left Mercer after more than 14 years, ending his stint as New Zealand chief investment officer. He is joining NZX-listed Precinct Properties, the country's largest commercial property owner, worth about $3.4 billion. At NZX-listed ...

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

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Daniel Pool and Russell Investments operative Philip Cheong also moved to Abu Dhabi shortly afterwards. Crossing to New Zealand, NZ Super has welcomed Qing Ding back after 18 months at ANZ Investments, where she was head of asset allocation. She has ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... manager of strategy and growth and chief operating officer at MLC Asset Management, and as director for Australia and New Zealand and chief operating officer at AMP Capital Investors. "This is a significant moment for Future Group," Sheikh said. "Sharon ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... ETFs. At their behest, some go straight to the provider. Macquarie Asset Management head of ETF for Australia and New Zealand Blair Hannon said if super funds are looking for access to a Macquarie ETF, they'll come direct. "We can then obviously ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... by mishandling the treatment of franking credits. In a joint submission between Charted Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, and the Institute of Public Accountants, the group raised serious concerns with the proposed framework that ...

Aware Super bets big on data centre boom

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... infrastructure Mark Hector. Aware Super is already invested in Australian specialist fibre and networks solutions provider Vocus, New Zealand's third-largest telecommunications firm 2Degrees, US-based hyperscale data centre operator Switch, and European ...

NGS Super appoints Robeco to manage two new mandates

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... sustainability considerations while still tailoring portfolios to client goals and needs. Robeco head for Australia and New Zealand Stephen Dennis said: "Through Robeco's quantitative investing capabilities, we create tailored solutions that seek ...

Wilkin-Smith, Hales join trustee board for AMP Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... private credit investment management firm operating in strategic partnership with The Carlyle Group across Australia and New Zealand. A former global head at Fidante Partners, Hales helped grow the business from around $15 billion to $60 billion during ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... currently chair of Australian AI company Dragonfly Thinking. She also sits on the board of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, governing NZ Super, and is a member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's investment and risk advisory panel. ...