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APRA warns of super fund sustainability challenges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
Almost half of all super funds have seen a decline in member accounts over the last year, despite the number of member accounts across the industry having increased. APRA assessed super funds' performance against a variety of metrics over one, three ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... following the increase in payouts for mental illness. The Life CCC recognised the surge, now placing pressure on sustainability and affordability across the sector to accommodate mental illness. Meanwhile, the inquiry also found that insurers lack reliable ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... and development in local markets," he said. Last year, PIF reached a score of 96% on Global SWF's Governance, Sustainability and Resilience (GSR) Scoreboard. In 2025, PIF tied for first place globally among 200 sovereign investors, with a score of ...

HMC Digital Infrastructure appoints new senior executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... energy management and construction practises," he said. "By combining operational excellence with forward-looking sustainability and the ability to deliver at scale, we aim to position DigiCo as a partner of choice for technology platforms worldwide ...

AMP, Perpetual, Ironbark shutter funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... fund's size." Perpetual said Totus had considered the impact this would have on the remaining investors and the sustainability of continuing to cover operating expenses and concluded the fund's purpose could no longer be accomplished. "As a result, Perpetual ...

BlackRock nabs $122bn Citi mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... pension fund PFZW cease investing in equity funds it managed in part because of concerns over its voting record on sustainability issues. That mandate is reported to have been worth $25 billion (€14bn). It was part of the pension fund's overhaul ...

Lombard Odier acquires Dutch sustainable asset manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) will integrate Ownership Capital into its broader sustainability business, expanding assets under management (AUM) to US$10 billion ($15.3bn). Ownership Capital's long-term investment approach is built on deep ...

TCorp chief executive retires, successor named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... responsible for the state's $198 billion balance sheet and funding programme and oversees the $11 billion NSW Sustainability Bond Programme. "Rob is an outstanding leader and stood out as a clear choice following an extensive external and internal ...

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... reasons behind wealth management firms' collapse, the implications for the CSLR, and challenges to its ongoing sustainability. The terms of reference for the inquiry specifically mentioned the collapse of Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services ...

ESG labelling could 'destabilise' super system: RIAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... because some elements of the regime require a minimum percentage of a fund's assets to be aligned with its stated sustainability objectives to qualify; in the EU, for a fund to use terms like 'sustainable' or 'green', the asset threshold is at least ...