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Future Fund chief says staff departure not at 'worrying level'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... chief investment officer Hugh Murray in July. Murray has been handling the top job since September last year after Ben Samild left the role to take up a role with a major institutional investor in the Middle East. There are speculations he stepped down ...

Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026

... leadership style may be forcing staff out the door. The reports alleged Future Fund's former chief investment officer Ben Samild - who had been with Future Fund since 2013 - stepped down from the role after two years due to tension between himself ...

Future Fund defends itself over staff exits

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 20 APR 2026

... up to take on new responsibilities." The story in the AFR also alleged Future Fund's former chief investment officer Ben Samild - who had been with Future Fund since 2013 - stepped down from the role after two years due to tension between himself and ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026

Australia's sovereign wealth fund has seen another senior exit, coming just a week after private markets leaders David Bluff and Tammi Fisher stepped down. Simon Fraser, who served as acting executive director of overlays and treasury management ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026

... Fund, mostly covering alternatives. Others relocating to Abu Dhabi from Future Fund include former investment chief Ben Samild, who became chief strategist at Abu Dhabi Investment Council at the end of last year, and David George, who joined this year ...

Super moves: ART, Allianz, HESTA, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026

... appointed as deputy chief strategist at the Abu Dhabi Investment Council. George joins former Future Fund colleague Ben Samild, who took up the chief strategist role at ADIC at the end of last year. The investment professional served as chief executive ...

Super moves: ART, AustralianSuper, Rest, Unisuper

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025

... relocation to the Middle East comes close on the heels of the recent move by the Future Fund's former investment chief, Ben Samild, to the Mubadala-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Council as chief strategist. Another Future Fund operative Olivia Kim recently ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025

... always value," he said on social media. Elsewhere, the Mubadala-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) revealed that Ben Samild has been appointed chief strategist. News of his departure from the $250 billion-plus Future Fund emerged a few months ...

ART private equity lead heads for Middle East

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025

... that part of the world comes close on the heels of the recent move by the Future Fund's former investment chief, Ben Samild, to the Mubadala-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Murphy reported to Elizabeth Kumaru, the general manager of growth assets ...

Ben Samild to leave Future Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025

Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild is leaving the sovereign wealth fund for a new role. Samild has been with the Future Fund since 2013 when he joined as head of alternatives. He was named chief investment officer in August 2023 after serving ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

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VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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