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First Super names interim investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
First Super has appointed an interim head of investments as it searches for a permanent replacement. Chris Artis, the former chief investment officer of the Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF), has joined the industry fund in the ...

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap Technologies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
UniSuper, as part of a consortium, has helped raise $30 million for PlasmaLeap Technologies, a sustainable technology provider for fuel and chemicals producers. The fund raise was led by the Gates Foundation, Investible and Yara Growth Ventures. UniSuper's ...

Gender pay gap dips to 11.2%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The gender pay gap has hit 11.2% in favour of men for more than half of employers in Australia, new data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) reveals, marginally narrowing from one year ago. The latest Employer Gender Pay Gaps Report showed ...

Vanguard settles Texas-led coal antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Vanguard will pay more than $40 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 13 Republican states that claimed it, along with BlackRock and State Street, sought to damage the US coal industry through climate activism. The case was brought in late 2024 by ...

Green moves: Airtree Ventures, Westpac

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Sarah Minahan, formerly of Australian venture capital firm Airtree Ventures, has left the firm to establish Eskala, a specialist advisory focused on social risk and human rights. Eskala will work with clients to embed human rights considerations into ...

Gender-balanced investment teams outperform: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Research shows gender-balanced investment teams tend to outperform, yet globally only 21% of assets under management (AUM) are overseen by gender-diverse teams. Vanguard's review of 2600 US equity funds showed mixed-gender teams with more than 50% women ...

Net Zero Asset Managers relaunches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative has relaunched with strong investor backing following a review of its operations. The relaunch comes with an updated Commitment Statement, which streamlines its actions from 10 to seven to "better define ...

Metrics hires Allianz deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Metrics Credit Partners has appointed a former Allianz Australia deputy investment chief to lead its distribution strategy. Brandon Roddis will focus on strengthening investor partnerships across institutional, wholesale and retail markets, while continuing ...

Fidelity promotes high-profile resources analyst

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has promoted renowned metals and mining analyst to the rank of portfolio manager Sam Heithersay has been named co-portfolio manager of the local equity funds - Fidelity Australian Equities Fund and Fidelity Funds - Australian ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Padraig Brown has left Mercer after more than 14 years, ending his stint as New Zealand chief investment officer. He is joining NZX-listed Precinct Properties, the country's largest commercial property owner, worth about $3.4 billion. At NZX-listed ...