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FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... Fund (FES Super) has reworked its default option as it looks to ensure performance test success. FES Super offers six investment options to members, the default being the Smoothed option. As of this month, FES Super has changed the name of the option ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... half of Australians would consider investing sustainably, but presently only one in five does. Meantime, a Responsible Investment Association Australasia study in 2024 found 80% of investors find a lack of independent information stops them from switching ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... regulate." "To be clear, APRA does not regulate and could not have regulated Shield and First Guardian, which were managed investment schemes subject to regulation by ASIC," he said. "APRA oversees around 56 superannuation trustees who collectively have ...

Virgin Money Super increases administration fees

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... member reserve, Virgin Money Super explained. Meanwhile, the dollar-based admin fee of $58 remains unchanged, as well do investment fees and costs (0.176% p.a.) and transaction costs (0.03% p.a.). Following the changes, the total estimated fees and costs ...

Nuveen takes over Schroders for $20bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... advisory and wealth management services. Nuveen's parent company TIAA was founded in 1898, specialising in retirement investment solutions. "In a competitive landscape where scale can help deliver benefits, in Nuveen we see a partner that shares our ...

Bullish on AI? Don't buy US tech: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... less you should be overweight on tech and US tech in your portfolio." "And the reason for that is... in every other investment cycle there are two phases to it. The first, which we are in now, is the introduction to new technology." Davis said the explosive ...

GQG reports increased FUM despite $5.5bn outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... month-end record high of US$172.4 billion as of 30 June 2025," Carver said. "FUM increased as a result of positive investment performance of US$14.8 billion, which was partially offset by US$3.9 billion for the year. Since our IPO in October 2021, we ...

Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... heads of Australasia. The departure comes shortly after former Cbus executive Alexandra Campbell joined JBWere as chief investment officer.

Vision Super adds private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... Industry fund Vision Super has appointed Jonathan Stagg as its new head of unlisted assets. Stagg joins from Zenith Investment Partners, which he joined in November 2023 as part of the real assets research team. There, he covered a diverse mix of infrastructure ...

Impact Alpha Partners boosts team ahead of new strategy launch

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Impact Alpha Partners has appointed two industry veterans as it prepares to launch a new investment strategy. Lewis Bearman takes on the role of principal consultant for operations and governance, while Stevan Lambert joins as chief commercial officer ...