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Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Canada's largest pension scheme has hired a former CalPERS investment chief who famously led a big push into private equity and private debt. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has confirmed the appointment of Ben Meng as head of investment ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
The ASX recorded its biggest-ever ETF market turnover in a day earlier this month, hitting a whopping $2 billion on March 6, largely thanks to BlackRock reducing its equities exposure and shoring up defensive assets within its model portfolios. The ...

CFS awards fixed income mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has awarded a significant mandate to global investment management firm Man Group. CFS will be investing in global fixed income through Man Numeric, the Boston-based systematic equities and credit investment manager of Man ...

Rest kickstarts in-house global equities trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
After about 18 months in the works, Rest's internal global equities team is now running its first mandate. The team has been handed $300 million to invest on behalf of the fund's members, with plans to progressively increase the mandate over ...

TWC Invest makes risk, technology hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
TWC Invest has announced the appointments of a chief risk and compliance officer and a chief technology officer. TWC Invest said the appointees will support the firm's "differentiated lifecycle investment approach." Stephen Thompson has taken on ...

CareSuper to merge with meat industry fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
CareSuper is set to merge with a $1 billion industry fund with 56,000 members. The $56 billion super fund, which has around 550,000, has struck a binding agreement to merge with the Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF). CareSuper chair ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Australia's largest super fund is being sued by ASIC over the delayed processing of close to 7000 death benefit claims, with some beneficiaries left waiting four years for a payout. The regulator has commenced federal court proceedings against AustralianSuper ...

Swiss fund manager expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Swiss investment firm Youngtimers AG has expanded in the region with the acquisition of Sydney-based Richmond Funds Management (RFM). Youngtimers is set to acquire RFM, which has more than $200 million in assets under management (AUM) from Senry Holdings. ...

ClearView Wealth's profit bleeds 22% in HY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
ClearView Wealth's profit took a blow with its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT) down 22% to $15.2 million in the six months to 31 December 2024, saying the slump was due to an "aberration" in the claims experience in the first quarter of FY25. ...

Platinum rolls out major leadership reshuffle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
Platinum Asset Management has unleashed a major reshuffle of its leadership team as it continues to focus on turnaround plans. In February 2024, Platinum announced a comprehensive turnaround program under the leadership of chief executive Jeff Peters. ...