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legalsuper appoints HESTA executive as CEO, names new CIO

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... years at Qantas Super, more recently serving as deputy chief investment officer, following more than a decade in senior public sector investment roles. The appointments come after legalsuper reported its MySuper Balanced option returned 10.09% for the ...

FY26 ASX listings sat below five-year average

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... entities number for FY26 was 100, up 45% from the previously corresponding period (69) despite having an identical initial public offering (IPO) capital raise of $5.6 billion. New listings added $32.6 billion in quoted market capitalisation, an 86% increase ...

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... distribution. Funds under the L1 Long Short strategies rose to $8.9 billion from $7.6 billion during the quarter. "The initial public offering (IPO) of the L1 Gold Fund in April contributed $428 million in net inflows, while net client flows into L1 ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... with a tenfold increase in activity over the last decade to over $US100 billion in 2025. Head of investment directors, public and private markets at Schroders, Claire Smith, has also observed the secondaries market become an increasingly important release ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... phone." He added the findings underscore the need for mandatory customer service standards across the super system, backed by public reporting, independent benchmarking and better staff training. In early 2025, Treasury floated new mandatory minimum ...

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) is urging the government to provide immediate clarity and guidance with the upcoming change on the limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) access for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). The Australian government ...

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... profits Commission remain exempt from industry funding levies, while certain regulatory functions, including maintain ASIC's public registers and regulating SMSF auditors, continue to be excluded from the cost recovery model.

Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... financing needs, and is administered in a cost-effective way. The AOFM's workplace culture and high turnover came under public scrutiny in an AFR article that detailed staff dissatisfaction with the organisation and senior leadership. Debelle's ...

UniSuper, Aware Super deliver positive returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... That diversification is not just about reducing risk, it is about capturing long-term returns that aren't available in public markets," he said. UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce added: "During the year UniSuper made significant investments ...

HESTA, Cbus, Mercer report super returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... high-quality private equity investment managers gives members exposure to companies like SpaceX and Anthropic well before they hit public markets and valuations may climb. "In many cases, our members are invested in these companies years before they ...