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Super-backed venture fund raises $1bn from global investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... compelling opportunity for us." Blackbird's strategy is to back companies right from the beginning and through their journey to scale, often growing ownership to become the largest investor. This strategy saw 96% of initial investments from its last ...

ART strikes $883m QLD Westfield deal

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... partner QIC will manage its interest in the asset. ART general manager of mid risk assets Michael Weaver said the centres scale, performance and development potential made it an attractive long-term investment for members. "At ART, we believe there is ...

T. Rowe Price scales fixed income ETF offering via acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... because fixed income investments were too hard for investors to use. To continue to innovate and provide client value at scale, we needed a partner with relevant expertise, deep resources, and a shared vision," F/m Investments chief executive Alexander ...

Nanuk lands AustralianSuper investment heavyweight

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... During his tenure, Johnson was a co-architect of the internal fundamental equities capability, which he helped design and scale to approximately A$20 billion in assets under management. Earlier in his career he held global equities research and portfolio ...

MA Financial AUM surges 44% in 1H26

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... headwinds against the market but remained satisfied with how the performance turned out. The business benefitted from its scale and highly diversified revenue streams to deliver underlying earnings per share growth of 96% on 1H25, or 45% growth when ...

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... on?' It's a simple question that they expect their fund to be able to answer. The challenge is making that available at scale," Schubert said. "This announcement gives Australians access to simple, trusted intra-fund advice in retirement, delivered by ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... integrity and consumer confidence." Furthermore, Mulino said the CSLR was not designed to absorb the costs associated with large scale investment losses linked to personal advice failures and that "the quantum of those losses is simply too large." "We ...

Former NZ Super investment head lands chief executive role

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... a highly trusted and well-run market at the heart of New Zealand's economy. The opportunity now is to build greater scale, liquidity and global relevance," Mirza said. "As chief executive, I'm looking forward to ensuring the exchange - and the ...

HUB24 loans $78m to HTFS, beefs up ORFR reserves

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... process of acquiring HTFS Nominees, which is still subject to regulatory approval. "As HUB24 Super has grown significantly in scale, and the HUB24 Group has expanded its capabilities, we are now well positioned to bring the trustee function in-house," ...

Super funds show unpreparedness on Payday Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... the super sector as funds are still adjusting to the new law. Commenting, SuperAPI chief executive Riley James said the scale of the industry's transition highlighted the importance of having multiple layers of verification embedded into employer ...