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FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Shield and First Guardian. "It is simply not correct to infer that a superannuation consumer who has switched out of a default fund on the recommendation of a financial adviser has necessarily been subject to predatory lead generation or poor advice ...

Macquarie broke law by not putting Shield on watch list, says court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
Macquarie Investment Management breached the Corporations Act by failing to place the Shield Master Fund on a watch list, the Federal Court has found. Handing down findings today, Justice Wheelahan determined Macquarie should have placed the fun on ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... financing amidst intense market stress, providing enough "dry powder" to maximise their investments. Russell, however, said the fund does not support any huge structural changes which would make it easy for funds to play "free and easy" with leveraging ...

BNP Paribas AM to turbocharge $2.6tn AUM by 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... by another $572 billion over the next four years. Outlining its priorities in the newly released 2030 Strategic Plan, the fund manager forecasts revenues will increase by $818 million and operating expenses will be flat over the period. BNP Paribas AM ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... RBA pointed to some private credit funds experiencing an increase in redemption requests. BlackRock's private credit fund HPS Corporate Lending Fund (HLEND) is one example, activating its 5% limit after investors sought to take out US$1.2 billion. ...

Camilla Love heads to RBC BlueBay

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... KeyInvest. Love founded Alpencrest two and a half years ago as a specialist capital placement agent focused on connecting global fund managers with superannuation funds and wealth platforms. She previously spent five years as managing director of eInvest ...

Barings nabs Challenger's fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... oversaw multi-strategy credit portfolios and served as portfolio manager on flagship vehicles including the CIM Credit Income Fund and the CIM Multi-Sector Private Lending Fund. These funds span both public and private credit markets. He joined Challenger ...

Super moves: Future Fund, ART, First Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Future Fund's managing director of real assets, David Bluff, is set to leave the $267 billion sovereign wealth fund, along with Tammi Fisher (pictured), who holds the same title. Bluff joined two years ago as head of private equity, having previously ...

Aware Super hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... assets team, Smyczynski also was an alternate director at Transurban Queensland. Her career spans senior roles at Future Fund, managing unlisted infrastructure and timberland investments, and Rest, where she led infrastructure investment strategy and ...

Fidelity expands ESG role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... Fidelity in August 2021. Before that, she was a senior responsible investment adviser at HESTA, the $101 billion industry fund for health and community workers. At HESTA, she set up the investor-led initiative of '40:40 Vision', aimed at achieving ...