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Aware Super appoints chief investment officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
Aware Super has appointed Simon Warner as its chief investment officer, effective December 1. The appointment follows a "highly competitive" global search to replace outgoing chief investment officer Damian Graham, who announced his decision to step ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Australian super funds are expected to more than double their investments in the UK and Europe over the next decade, reaching around $660 billion. A report commissioned by IFM Investors and Super Members Council, and produced by Mandala Partners, noted ...

Bravura appoints new chair, deputy chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Bravura Solutions appointed a new chair and deputy chair at the end of its annual general meeting this week. Russell Baskerville has taken over as chair while Damien Leonard was named deputy chair. Based in Perth, Baskerville is the founder and managing ...

ETF market hits $300bn milestone early

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has seen explosive growth, now passing the $300 billion mark and hitting its milestone well before it was anticipated to, according to various sources. In July, total assets under management (AUM) reached ...

ART private equity lead heads for Middle East

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
Australian Retirement Trust's private equity lead is leaving the superannuation fund to take on a role with an investment fund based in the Middle East. Adam Murphy, who has been with ART for nearly a decade, declined to name his new employer. The ...

More than 75% of asset owners wary of trade disputes

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
The fourth annual Voice of the Asset Owner survey conducted by Morningstar Indexes and Morningstar Sustainalytics reveals how global asset owners are navigating an evolving investment landscape amid global disruptions and climate imperatives. It found ...

Shield collapse brings wholesale governance to the forefront

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
The failures of Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund has pushed governance to the forefront - particularly among wholesale investors, according to Magellan Financial Group. Sophia Rahmani, chief executive and managing director of Magellan ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
David Anderson is stepping down as chief executive of Australian Retirement Trust (ART), with Kathy Vincent to replace him. The $330 billion super fund said Anderson notified the ART board of his intention to resign, just 18 months after joining. Vincent ...

ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has tendered his resignation, to finish up in 2026. In June, Longo told the Secretary to the Treasury he would not be seeking an extension of his term, which finishes up on 31 May 2026. A former lawyer, Longo replaced James Shipton ...

Macquarie considered acquiring Carlyle: Reports

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
Macquarie was allegedly in takeover talks with private equity giant Carlyle Group, but the discussions "fizzled", according to reports from US outlet Semafor. Had the talks continued and a merger were to happen, the combined entity would have had $1.5 ...