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Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Superannuation funds spent more than $1.9 billion on external fund manager fees last financial year, with nearly 60% of the amount going to equity fund managers, according to APRA figures. The prudential regulator's breakdown of super funds' ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... they assess whether the new engine of the economy, technological advancement and industrial modernisation, can pull the country out of its deflationary woes. State Street Investment Management head of investment strategy and research for APAC Ninghui ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Aware Super has added former Future Fund investment chief Sue Brake (pictured) to its trustee board, effective 1 January 2026. Brake has been an independent member of the Aware Super Investment Committee since April and brings more than 30 years of ...

Nambawan Super taps former Prime Super boss for top job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... of his start date at Nambawan, he walked the 96-kilometre Kokoda Trail last year and spent time travelling around the country. Namawan noted that under Baird's leadership, Prime Super secured a six-time CANSTAR five-star quality rating for its pension ...

Mark Delaney to step down from AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... performing global team Mark has made more money for more Australians than any super fund chief investment officer in the country," he said. Delaney became chief investment officer in 2006 when AustralianSuper was created via the merger of Australian ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... said. "We manage more than €350 billion in total for our Dutch clients and are proud of our continued growth in the country. We are grateful for the opportunity to have served PME and its members for more than a decade." PME is the latest European ...

Why a single insto client is a massive business risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
The closures of several active fund managers following the loss of a major mandate has underscored the importance of having a diversified client base, as one $2.2 billion manager warns this has become a substantial business risk. This year alone saw ...

Natixis bolsters distribution leadership

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... equity through affiliate managers, including Loomis Sayles, Mirova, Vaughan Nelson, Flexstone Partners and IML. Natixis country head for Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said: "We're pleased to welcome Daniel to the team." "Daniel's appointment ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... billion; half in government guaranteed bonds and the other coming from the private sector. The aim is to reinvigorate the country's slowing national economy. Currently, South Korea's existing wealth fund, Korea Investment Corporation, only manages foreign ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... Australia over the next 10 to 20 years. Currently, Australian banks hold 80% of the corporate lending market, but if the country follows US trends, the private market could grow substantially; now, we're 20 to 30 years behind the northern hemisphere ...