Governance
ACSI says ASX must work hard to ‘rebuild trust’ following governance inquiry
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, the proxy adviser serving a host of profit-to-member super funds, says it is “critical” the ASX address shortcomings identified in an ASIC review of its governance, capability and risk management frameworks.
Leadership & profiles
legalsuper CEO, CIO depart amidst industry-wide changing of the guard
legalsuper’s CEO will take up the top job at Equip Super while interim CIO Andrew Lill is departing for parts unknown as a slew of executives step down across the superannuation system.
Leadership & profiles
GESB CEO calls time: ‘Past regime of default super’ no longer sustainable
GESB chief executive Ben Palmer is set to leave the Western Australian government super fund, ending a 13-year tenure after steering the fund through the most significant change in its history. In a rare interview, Palmer examines the past, present and future of super and explains why GESB is treating platforms, not profit-to-member funds, as its benchmark.
Investments
Private credit managers say investor concerns are overhyped
Investment leaders in private credit have dismissed concerns about the asset class, arguing the real issue is a mismatch between the liquidity of the asset class and the expectations of non-institutional investors.
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Investments
Realities behind the SaaS sell-off
The roughly US$2 trillion ($2.8 trillion) sell-off in the global software sector since September 2025 is, while a painful drawdown for growth investors, also a timely reminder that asset owners should be more alert to stock-specific dispersion and hidden concentration risk inside portfolios, writes JANA head of research execution, Matthew Gadsden.
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Rest eyes changes to lift its investment team ‘from great to greater’
The $100 billion profit-to-member fund Rest Super is mulling an expansion and upgrade of its investment team as it seeks new ways to invest a growing pool of assets and continue to generate competitive performance for its 2.1 million members. The fund’s newly appointed chief investment officer Michael Clancy tells Investment Magazine that staying connected to the fund’s membership is an important part of the job.
Profiles
First Nations’ inclusion in super hinges on fairness
First Nations people continue to be excluded from participating fully and effectively in superannuation by both legal and organisational barriers. First Nations Foundation managing director Leah Bennett says funds themselves can do much more to help, but change must start at the top.
Member engagement
More data obligations for funds as APRA consults on retirement reporting
With the government’s Retirement Reporting Framework finalised, the regulator is consulting with funds on the structure and timing of an implementation program designed to create a fit-for-purpose regime with minimal additional compliance burden.
Governance
Third HESTA exec heads for the door in less than 12 months
The departure of the $100 billion HESTA’s chief operating officer Stephen Reilly follows those of chief executive Debby Blakey and chief risk officer Andrew Major, and is part of a shake-up among the broader senior ranks of Australian super funds.
Retirement
Building better super boards: the essential skills mix
What does an effective superannuation fund board look like in today’s complex and competitive landscape? Nicolette Rubinsztein draws on almost 10 years of board experience across superannuation and other sectors to outline seven key insights into crafting the optimal combination of skills on super fund boards.
Industry & regulation
Funds face new discretion under plan to block abusers from death benefits
The Albanese government is exploring legislative options to stop domestic violence abusers from gaining control of their victims’ superannuation through death benefits. While this could give trustees greater discretion in assessing a deceased member’s circumstances, complicated cases may add further strains to an already stressed payout process.
Investments
‘Not an ATM’: Sicilia shrugs off private credit liquidity fears
The chief investment officer of the $150 billion industry super fund says that Hostplus’ portfolio will weather the ongoing downturn in software companies and that moves by a number of large private credit managers to gate their funds are a result of the asset class being offered to retail investors who should not have assumed the funds would be liquid enough to get money out when everybody else is trying to do the same.
Invest with Purpose
Why pension capital matters even more in a complex world
Australian pension fund capital is uniquely well-suited to backing long-term global investment trends, but it will work best when it builds partnerships with funds, governments and businesses from like-minded nations. A memorandum of understanding signed by Australian and Canadian pension funds will help set policy to improve investment opportunities.
