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GESB chief bows out after 10 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Western Australia's largest public sector super fund is searching for a new chief executive following the departure of its long-serving leader. Ben Palmer, a former investment manager with GESB, will be replaced by investment chief Paul Taylor on ...

Channel Capital adds distribution director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Channel Capital has added a distribution director, strengthening its team at a time of growing demand for alternatives education and adviser support in the wealth sector. In his new role, Keenan Bunning will support advisers across the market, helping ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
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 ...

Advocacy groups challenge SEC policy on shareholder proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is being sued over a new policy that gives companies "an effective rubber-stamp" to omit shareholder proposals in company proxy statements. As You Sow and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ...

Instos target governance, strategic risks in 2026

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are doubling down on governance and strategic risks in 2026 when engaging with investee companies, a new study from Georgeson finds. According to the Global Institutional Investor Survey, 80% of instos rank governance and strategic ...

The one red flag that makes this manager reconsider a stock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Spikes in remuneration among founders of ASX-listed companies are a red flag for one fund manager with nearly $9 billion in assets under management, actively pushing for fair and realistic pay structures. Speaking at this week's Australian Council ...

Former Climate Change Authority chief to oversee fuel supply

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Anthea Harris, former chief executive of the Climate Change Authority and the Australian Energy Regulator, was named fuel supply taskforce coordinator in the wake of the Middle East conflict. Harris was appointed by the government to the new role, known ...

QIC kicks off Qld sustainable energy co-investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Under its $200 million North West Energy Fund (NWEF), QIC is now engaging with potential partners to deliver localised energy solutions in Queensland's North-West Minerals Province (NWMP). Through the NWEF, QIC said it will consider options ranging ...

Green moves: AustralianSuper, Grattan Institute, Fidelity

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has expanded the role of its Australian sustainability lead to oversee client initiatives. Daniela Jaramillo will continue to lead Fidelity's sustainability positioning while also helping deliver the firm's broader priorities ...

CEF urges Australia, China 'win-win-win' on decarbonisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
China's structural, state-directed dominance in global supply chains of zero emissions economy creates an opportunity for Australia to adopt a "win-win-win" partnership model with the country, a latest report by Climate Energy Finance (CEF) said. The ...