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Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A third Future Fund investment professional is bound for Abu Dhabi, following in the footsteps of the sovereign wealth fund's former chief investment officer and a deputy CIO. Pradheesh Salvarajah has taken on a role as investment manager at Abu ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
A former HESTA portfolio construction and risk manager has emerged at Australian Retirement Trust. Australia's second-largest superannuation fund has appointed Michael Sommers as senior portfolio manager, opportunistic strategies. Sommers' mandate ...

HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
HESTA has called on the government to modernise the super system, to better cater to members in the retirement phase. In its 2026-27 pre-budget submission, HESTA called for funds to be given the ability to actively prompt members to transition to appropriate ...

DWS appoints Australian real estate head, steps up living sector push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
DWS Group, the EUR 1.05 trillion ($1.76tn) European asset manager, has appointed Ben Taylor as the Australian head of its real estate business. He will also head its Australian transactions function. DWS said Taylor's deep expertise in the residential ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
As regulators ramp up scrutiny of asset owners and managers, Australia's two largest super funds have seen high-profile governance and investment risk professionals quitting for new roles. Craig Roodt, AustralianSuper's governance lead for internal ...

Madigan Capital chair retires, transfers shares to co-owner

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
Real estate debt investment firm Madigan Capital has commenced a leadership succession strategy, coinciding with the transfer of shares to joint owner CC Real. Almost a year since he stepped down as chief executive, the current chair and founder Michael ...

MLC ramps up corporate super push

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
MLC has strengthened its corporate super offering as demand from employers continues to grow, following the relaunch of its brand late last year. The fund has appointed James Sinclair as senior manager of corporate growth, where he will focus on expanding ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
ASIC is urging super trustees to strengthen their anti-scam and fraud practices after a review found "significant" gaps in communications to members. Following an assessment of scams and fraud-related website content across 47 super funds, benchmarking ...

Super brand tracker confirms golden status of AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
A new superannuation fund brand tracker is being rolled out, with some metrics measured producing interesting results. The new Brand Tracker by Conjointly tracks the brand performance of the nation's super funds, measuring things like aided awareness ...

Nanuk AM hires former Lazard distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
Lazard Asset Management's former Australian retail sales chief has landed at a global equities specialist. Nanuk Asset Management has appointed Ben Granbery to a new role as key account manager. Based in Sydney, Granbery is tasked with continuing ...