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Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
Future Fund has appointed Richard Brandweiner as its new chief investment officer, effective 1 July 2026. Brandweiner was previously chief executive of Pendal Group from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that he was chief investment officer of First State Super ...

APAC investments chief for Morningstar IM resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
Morningstar Investment Management's chief investment officer for Asia Pacific will shortly leave the post to pursue other opportunities. Matt Wacher was appointed to the role in 2019 and will finish up in late May. Wacher is also the chair of Morningstar's ...

Future Fund defends itself over staff exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... which may be the reason for several staff departures. In response, Future Fund acknowledged three members of the investment team left last month, but said the departures were not irregular, particularly in a competitive environment. "Staff engagement ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Future Fund will cut costs by $10 to $15 million in FY27, in a bid to ensure costs and staffing levels remain appropriate for the years ahead. It expects further savings in subsequent years. Australia's sovereign wealth fund said it will achieve ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... and industry research," Burns said. "A portfolio of small caps with strong fundamentals, managed by a specialist investment team, is a sensible way to capture the potential upside of this part of the market, while ensuring capital is well protected." ...

CFS awards $370m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) awarded a $370 million mandate to New Zealand-based infrastructure manager Morrison to tap its global private markets strategy. CFS has already made commitments to Morrison's value-add strategy across fund and discretionary ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... recently called time on over a decade at GESB, most of which he spent as chief executive. He also worked in its investment team, overseeing the global portfolio and private equity investments. Earlier in his career, Palmer worked for Schroders, including ...

Five promoted at Frontier Advisors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... will continue to expand her research and client engagement, including working more closely with the Sydney based investment team, Frontier said. Anthony Luxford and Dan Manser are now senior consultants. Luxford previously worked in financial advice ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... long-term exposure to unlisted real assets. The fund also has an impact advisory forum that is separate to the fund's investment team, who review and monitor the impact reporting across the portfolio. Australian Ethical head of private markets Adam Roberts ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... portfolio is built to weather periods of significant volatility," Blakey said. "Our highly experienced and skilled investment team is closely monitoring developments and updating scenario planning to help ensure our ongoing activities manage emerging ...