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Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change and previously chaired Mercer's FutureMakers Working Group of 30 global pension funds. "Our tiny team helped form a new wave which has now become regulation in Europe, policy and change in key regions ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A Danish pension fund is divesting all US government bonds from February 1, citing the country's growing debt crisis. Akademiker Pension, the $36 billion pension fund for academics, is selling off all its US government bond holdings, to the tune ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Seventy percent of buy-side firms, including asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies, are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in front offices, while more than half are scaling implementation. The 2026 Global InvestOps report from SimCorp ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... requirements of an innovative lifetime retirement solution (IRIS), delivering income for life, the benefits of an account-based pension, and provide access to concessional Centrelink asset test treatment." "The new capability will drive efficiencies ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... "reasonably relied" on third-party service providers. ETSL as the trustee of the AMG Superannuation Fund, under the NQ Super and Pension platforms, and Super Simplifier Superannuation Fund approved the inclusion of Shield on their investment menus. It ...

Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... The US House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act, limiting certain pension funds from considering environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decision making. The House voted ...

'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
The UK government's significant changes to its State Pension rules from April will impact many expatriates who are relying on these "generous" payments as an income stream, according to a financial adviser. From 6 April 2026, the UK State Pension ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Dublin to take up a new role at the €125 billion Irish Life Investment Managers, which invests on behalf of insurers, pension schemes, fiduciaries and sovereign wealth funds in Europe and the US. Stephen Murray will rejoin the Irish fund as a portfolio ...

HESTA logs record downsizer contributions in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Parisotto said that while there can be strong benefit, it's important to understand the impact of downsizing on Age Pension eligibility, Centrelink benefits and future housing needs. "Everyone's circumstances are different, which is why we encourage ...

Aware Super takes stake in European Outlet Mall Venture platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... Aware Super is making a splash into the retail sector in partnership with major European institutions, including Dutch pension giant APG and a French institutional investor. Acquiring a 31.3% stake in the restructured European Outlet Mall Venture (EOMV) ...