Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said the time has come for “a fresh leader” to steer the $356 billion sovereign investor as he prepares to close out an almost two-decade tenure at the fund and make a pivot to the private sector.
The Future Fund delivered a 14.8 per cent one-year return to June 30, 2026, attributing the return to a combination of exposure to commodities, geographic diversification, an increased focus on active management and low exposure to bonds. Newly minted chief investment officer Richard Brandweiner also highlighted strong performance in emerging markets.
Sarah Court, the new chair of ASIC, has “some sympathy” for the view that too much red tape is stymying business and productivity growth, but says that won’t stop the corporate regulator from acting swiftly to deal with misconduct and member services failures.
ASFI’s sustainable finance taxonomy was meant to make greenwashing harder. But with the framework now being piloted by a slew of asset owners, banks and rating houses, there are lingering questions as to whether it does the opposite.
This is a response to the opinion piece on ASFI’s sustainable finance taxonomy in Investment Magazine. The Australian Taxonomy helps users check whether an activity that plays a stable or growing role in Australia’s transition makes a positive contribution to the goals of the Paris Agreement. It provides a set of technical criteria for users … Read more
While many profit-to-member funds have been shedding their members to retail platforms and SMSFs at a growing pace, Aware Super group executive for member growth Steve Travis says the fund’s investments in administration, advice and AI – and the way they’ve been received by consumers – are helping it turn the tide.
The consumer protections provided by a prudential regulator ultimately convinced Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino that he could revive proposals contained in the long-delayed Delivering Better Financial Outcomes Reforms. At the Conexus Retirement Leaders Summit, Mulino said his thinking had been reshaped by the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian managed investment schemes.
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LGT Wealth Management is deploying just 20 per cent of its risk budget as chief investment officer Scott Haslem waits for greater clarity on geopolitics, inflation and earnings. In the latest episode of the Investment Magazine CIO series, he argued investors need to understand the regime they are operating in to separate market noise from long-term opportunity.
Ensuring regulated entities are strengthening their resilience to AI-enabled cyber threats is APRA’s top supervision priority for 2026-27, according to the corporate plan it released on Wednesday, with APRA executives warning that AI is now materially changing the global cyber threat landscape.
Scott Haslem, chief investment officer of the private wealth firm formerly known as Crestone, believes that a geopolitically fragmented world is more opportunity than obstacle when it comes to investing. Speaking on the Investment Magazine CIO Series, Haslem argues that an environment of upheaval is creating huge thematic trends pulling capital towards everything from energy security to defence … Read more
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