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TelstraSuper exec joins CFA Society board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
TelstraSuper's acting chief investment officer was elected to the CFA Society Australia board last Thursday. Kate Misic will succeed former Aware Super chief investment officer Damian Graham, who has stepped down from the board. Misic brings more ...

Buyout firm announces promotions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
Australia's oldest and largest buyout shop, Pacific Equity Partners, has refreshed its investment bench with a cluster of new appointments and promotions that signal its appetite for scale. PEP's partner & client group has added two new hires. ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... Zealand after six years with the NZ$86 billion sovereign wealth fund, where she served as senior investment strategist in the direct investments team. Salazar - an investment professional with extensive experience across funds management, corporate strategy ...

REI Super names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
REI Super has promoted one of its longest-serving investment executives to the newly created role of chief investment officer, following a sweeping overhaul of the fund's investment portfolio. Angelos Siapkas has been named chief investment officer ...

Wentworth launches private credit platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
Real estate private equity firm Wentworth has launched a private credit platform Wentworth Private Credit (WPC) in Australia and New Zealand. The new division will provide private credit loans to property owners and developers in underserved areas of ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
In a report published today, ASIC has outlined several key trends among companies' whistleblower policies, and where they need to improve. Insights from the ASIC Whistleblower Questionnaire: July 2024 to June 2025 (REP 827) - which studied 134 companies ...

AustralianSuper expands international investment team

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
AustralianSuper has appointed Bob Debi-Tewari to head its international equity portfolio and strengthen its global investment capabilities. Based in London, Tewari will be responsible for the overall management and performance of the super fund's international ...

ASIC eyeing advisers recommending private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland has told an industry event that the regulator is keeping an eye on the private credit sector, with increased surveillance continuing in 2026. "On the retail side, this surveillance will look at disclosures of fees and ...

Shield proposes to liquidate equities to pay investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
The Shield Master Fund (SMF) is expected to make a distribution to victims by selling a large portion of its listed equities portfolio, according to liquidators Alvarez & Marsal. Keystone Asset Management, which is the responsible entity for the Shield ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of institutional distribution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
Global asset manager T. Rowe Price has promoted Cassandra Crowe to head of institutional distribution for Australia and New Zealand, in addition to her role as head of consultant relations for the Asia Pacific region. The expanded role is effective ...