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Why mid-sized super funds still matter: Farrar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
As consolidation continues across the superannuation sector, there remains a strong role for differentiated mid-sized super funds, according to Brighter Super. Kate Farrar, chief executive at Brighter Super, told the Innovation in Retirement conference ...

Perpetual reports positive first quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
Perpetual released its first quarter FY26 business update with chief executive Bernard Reilly saying he is pleased the business had experienced growth across the board. "It was a positive quarter for the business, with each of our three business lines ...

IFM Investors, Nest complete first UK investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
IFM Investors and Nest have completed their first UK investments since the UK pension fund took a 10% stake in IFM in February this year. As part of this partnership, Nest committed close to £500 million to seed a global infrastructure debt fund managed ...

APRA flags growing trustee complacency on retirement strategies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
APRA is concerned about a growing lack of urgency among superannuation trustees to develop and implement retirement income strategies. APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole, speaking at the Innovation in Retirement conference in Sydney, said the APRA-ASIC ...

ASX announces changes following independent review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
The ASX said it would implement recommendations from an independent panel review on the process for developing corporate governance principles and recommendations. In June, ASX informed members of the Corporate Governance Council that it had established ...

Former Statewide Super executives acquitted

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Two former Statewide Super executives who were terminated by the fund and then charged with dishonesty offences have been acquitted. In January 2020, Statewide Super terminated its chief risk officer Kieran Netting and chief financial and operating ...

Regal Partners revamp sees promotion

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Regal Partners' move to integrate its domestic sales, marketing and investor relations teams across the group will see a top distribution operative take on a wider role. As a result of the integration of teams, Camelia Seric, who was head of distribution ...

Lazard names the local head of retail sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Lazard Asset Management has confirmed that after eight years leading the Australian retail sales team, Benjamin Granbery has left the firm. "We would like to thank him for his significant contribution to Lazard Asset Management," said Lazard AM's ...

iExtend hires national BDM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
iExtend has expanded its distribution team by appointing a national business development specialist, hiring from Resolution Life. In the newly created role, David Sutjipto will work closely with financial advisers to enhance the client experience and ...

Vanguard partners to launch core-satellite portfolios for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Financial advisers will be able to access the combination of Vanguard's expertise in global index portfolio construction and Lonsec Investment Solutions investment management experience through a new core-satellite model portfolio offering. The Vanguard ...