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JANA appoints inaugural chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
The asset consultant will soon have its own chief investment officer, hiring Matt Wacher to the newly created role. JANA said the appointment reflects its constant evolution as the world in which it operates changes, with client and regulatory expectations ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... the government to dictate allocation levels to certain asset classes have been watered down. While a reserve power to mandate how funds invest remains in the bill, guardrails were put in place to monitor the use of this, including the need for an independent ...

Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... dedicated office will be established to oversee the Canada Strong Fund, which will develop and finalise its investment mandate and that of the retail product. It will operate at arms-length from the government, with a chief executive and independent ...

UBS Global Wealth Management wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
UBS Global Wealth Management (UBS GWM) has been awarded an investment adviser mandate by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation for the third time running. Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation chief executive Craig Connelly said the long-standing partnership ...

Natural capability head at QIC exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... produced food and farm waste into renewable electricity and natural gas. "I am grateful for the opportunity to pursue this mandate with QIC, building a small portfolio of direct investments which target attractive returns with opportunities for improved ...

Cbus calls for mandatory insurance warnings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
Cbus is urging the government to warn young workers starting out or changing jobs if their insurance safety net won't cover them when things go wrong. The call is part of the fund's submission to the federal government's superannuation advertising ...

Prime Super awards mandate to boutique manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Prime Super has expanded its roster of domestic investment managers, awarding a new Australian equities mandate to Merlon Capital Partners. The $8 billion fund will utilise Merlon's Concentrated Australian Share strategy, which focuses on high conviction ...

Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
Future Fund has appointed Richard Brandweiner as its new chief investment officer, effective 1 July 2026. Brandweiner was previously chief executive of Pendal Group from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that he was chief investment officer of First State Super ...

arcpoint OCIO wins three mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... is having disciplined decision architecture in place before the volatility arrives. That these three firms committed to mandate-based governance at launch tells me the shift toward dedicated OCIO support is structural, not cyclical," she said. Capella ...

Hostplus extends Citi mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
Hostplus is extending its custodial and fund administration services mandate with Citi for five years. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said via an in-depth process, "Citi remains best placed to deliver custodial services that are critical to supporting ...