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Australian Food Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Australian Food Super is closing two of its options that have become costly to run relative to their size and lack member interest. On 3 March 2026, the Alternatives and Property investment options will close. From 7 March 2026, any remaining balances ...

Nambawan Super taps former Prime Super boss for top job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Papua New Guinea's Nambawan Super has appointed a new chief executive, naming Australian superannuation veteran Lachlan Baird to lead the country's largest defined contribution government fund. Baird brings more than two decades of superannuation ...

Nuveen brings global real estate strategy to Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
Nuveen has expanded access of its Global Cities REIT strategy to Australian investors. Investors can access the perpetual-life investment vehicle through the firm's Australian-domiciled feeder fund, Nuveen Global Cities Private Real Estate Fund. It ...

JBWere partners to enhance advisers' portfolio analytic capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
JBWere's clients are now provided with customised insights on the risk and return characteristics of their investment portfolios through BlackRock's comprehensive analytic platform, Aladdin Wealth. The partnership marks the first Australian bank or ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
ASIC and APRA have released the findings of the 2025 Pulse Check on retirement income covenant (RIC) implementation, painting a fairly dire picture of how super funds are understanding and meeting member needs. While the regulators said some improvements ...

Super moves: ART, AustralianSuper, Rest, Unisuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Australian Retirement Trust's former private equity lead Adam Murphy has joined the Dilmon family office of former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Dilmon has recently been expanding its global presence and recruiting a multi-strategy ...

AusFood Super names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
Australian Food Super has appointed a new chief investment officer, tapping an executive who built his expertise in retirement solutions at Fidelity International. The $3.4 billion fund, formerly AMIST Super (Australian Meat Industry Superannuation ...

Pinnacle acquires stake in Advantage Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Pinnacle Investment Management will acquire a stake in Advantage Partners, a private equity investor from Japan, for $92 million. Pinnacle will own up to 13% of Advantage Partners over a three-year period. The first stage will acquire a 5% stake for ...

WAM takes over PIA board, vows to lift underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Wilson Asset Management (WAM) has successfully taken over the board of the Pengana International Equities (PIA) LIC in the hope of overhauling its investment strategy amid continued underperformance. WAM's Geoff Wilson and Jesse Hamilton, and Richard ...