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Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... investment needs. "Managing a portfolio in this economic climate is becoming increasingly complex, and access to certain asset classes is challenging without deep knowledge and significant scale," he said. "More and more, we are seeing clients come to ...

Metrics hires Allianz deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... "Over the years, I've had the privilege of helping transform a large institutional portfolio: expanding into new asset classes, building a strong investment team, and developing the operating, risk and governance frameworks that support it. The role ...

Generation Life expands investment menu

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... across private markets, geared strategies and global small caps. It said the enhancements provides investor access to asset classes traditionally reserved for institutional investors, adding greater choice and deepening diversification for investors ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... consistency and resilience," he says. This helps the fund weather any potential political storm that could impact other asset classes. "We're not taking equity positions, and we're not betting on short-term macro moves," Paton says. "The bipartisan ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... has grown in size and scale, so too has the need for faster, more accurate and integrated decision making across asset classes, liquidity and risk spectrum," Warner said. "This structure is about empowering the portfolio to work as a whole, rather than ...

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... "Financial advisers don't offer these choices, such as cryptocurrencies and properties or many other alternative asset classes. That is why a lot of people come to us and say they want to do it themselves," Clack said. She also highlighted that most ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... at Suncorp Group. Earlier, he managed the independent investment risk and compliance function across all managed asset classes at QIC. Horn's early career included roles as an international equities manager, financial adviser, and derivatives trader ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... investment performance by each firm," it said. It added that more investment managers will be appointed in time for other asset classes and mandates as required. "The selection of investment managers is an important step to facilitate the implementation ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... (12%). Further, Australia's pension assets remained largely in equities (55%) in 2025, followed by 22% in alternative asset classes, 13% in bonds, and 9% in cash. Commenting, Thinking Ahead Institute director Jessica Gao said 2026 will be shaped by policy ...

Future Fund adds $30bn to FUM in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... investments that we have made as a result," Arndt said. "This result included excellent contributions from a range of asset classes, particularly listed equities, private equity, infrastructure and alternatives. The performance of our venture capital ...