Viola Miao, Rest – Senior Analyst, Research & Portfolio Construction

February 2026

Global Investment Institute congratulates Viola Miao on her appointment to the Senior Analyst, Research & Portfolio Construction role at Rest.

Rest is one of Australia's largest profit-to-member superannuation funds with ~A$105 billion in assets under management and more than 2 million members.

Most recently, Viola served as Quantitative Analyst at Frontier Advisors for over three years.

We wish Viola all the best in her new role and continued success to the team at Rest.

Estella Zhang, Brighter Super – Senior Investment Analyst

February 2026

Global Investment Institute congratulates Estella Zhang on her appointment to the Senior Investment Analyst role at Brighter Super.

Brighter Super is an Australian superannuation fund with ~A$36 billion in assets under management and over 348,000 members.

Most recently, Estella served as Senior Investment Analyst at Uniting Financial Services, having joined the firm in 2022 as an Investment Analyst.

We wish Estella all the best in her new role and continued success to the team at Brighter Super.

LGT Capital Partners' Pauline Wetter on private equity secondaries & exit activity

Video | Pauline Wetter, Partner, LGT Capital Partners

In this exclusive interview, Pauline discusses the drivers behind the slowdown in private equity (PE) exit activity and the growing role of secondaries in the PE landscape, including her key lessons learned over the years investing in secondaries and what it takes to achieve PE investing.

Relative value in credit vs equities and the rise of multi-asset credit

Video | David Rosenberg, Head of Liquid Performing Credit and Co-Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Management

In this exclusive interview, David shares his perspectives on the relative value of credit versus equities in a higher-yield environment, he discusses pockets of credit markets offering best-in-class opportunities and the drivers behind the rise of multi-asset credit.

Thadeus McCrindle, Future Group – Senior Portfolio Manager

February 2026

Global Investment Institute congratulates Thadeus McCrindle on his appointment to the Senior Portfolio Manager role at Future Group.

Future Group is a superannuation platform and asset manager that is leading the ethical investment movement in Australia with ~$18 billion in funds under management and advice and supporting over ~415,000 members across their brands, which include Future Super, GuildSuper, ChildCare Super, smartMonday, Verve Super.

Most recently, Thadeus served as Head of Investments, Superannuation at Betashares.

We wish Thadeus all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at Future Group.

Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs): What are they, common misconceptions and their role in portfolios?

Video | Cathy Bevan, Head of Structured Credit, BSP-Alcentra (Franklin Templeton)

In this exclusive interview Cathy discusses what Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs) are, how investors use them in portfolios, the common misconceptions about CLOs, the many lessons learned throughout her career navigating global markets, and the key to achieving long-term success in the asset class.

Watch the full interview which covers:

0:19 - What are CLOs and how do investors use them in portfolios?

1:41 - What are the common misconceptions about CLOs?

3:37 - How does having a global approach to investing in CLOs set your team up for success?

5:24 - What are the key benefits of an opportunistic fund that invests in third party CLOs compared to a captive equity fund?

9:44 - When investing in CLOs, how do you assess risk in the underlying collateral portfolios?

11:45 - Why is it important to assess the style and performance of CLO managers?

15:23 - What is your top lesson learned from your significant experience as a CLO investor?

Spotlight on Toby Goodworth, Managing Director, Head of Liquid Markets, bfinance

“Currency risks can no longer be ignored. The current environment has restored meaningful dispersion in interest rates, reigniting the potential to add value from active currency management."

- Toby Goodworth is the Head of Liquid Markets at bfinance, where he is responsible for overseeing all investment research activity within the firm’s Liquid Markets division, spanning global equity, fixed income and diversifying strategies research. For the last 13 years at bfinance, Toby has focused specifically on liquid alternative assets, supporting bfinance clients in allocating to hedge funds and other liquid, non-traditional strategies including FX overlays and tail risk overlays.

Toby will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Family Office Investment Forums, taking place on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 in Sydney CBD, New South Wales and Thursday, 19 March 2026 in Melbourne CBD, Victoria. To register your interest in attending, click here or for more information email zlatan@globalii.com.au.

Damien Webb, Brighter Super – Chief Investment Officer

January 2026

Global Investment Institute congratulates Damien Webb on his appointment to the Chief Investment Officer role at Brighter Super.

Brighter Super is an Australian superannuation fund with ~A$36 billion in assets under management and over 348,000 members.

Most recently, Damien served as Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of International at Aware Super in the UK.

We wish Damien all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at Brighter Super.

January 2026 SuperCareers - Job opportunities for executives and senior investment professionals across our industry

January 2026

Current featured job vacancies and opportunities include roles at Australian Ethical Investment, Australian Retirement Trust, AustralianSuper, Barings, Cbus, E&P Financial Group, Evidentia Group, Goldman Sachs, HESTA, Hostplus, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, JPMorganChase, Jupiter Asset Management, Koda Capital, legalsuper, Lonsec, Macquarie, Mercer, Mutual Trust, NGS Super, Octopus Australia, QIC Real Estate, TD, The Carlyle Group, UniSuper and Vanguard Australia.

If you would like us to promote a job vacancy at your organisation for executive and senior investment roles, please email Nicole Browne, Global Investment Institute.

Eddie Lee, Allied Wealth – Chief Investment Officer

January 2026

Global Investment Institute congratulates Eddie Lee on his appointment to the Chief Investment Officer role at Allied Wealth.

Allied Wealth is an independent high-touch boutique financial advisory firm.

Most recently, Eddie served as Senior Research Analyst at Perpetual Limited.

We wish Eddie all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at Allied Wealth.

Mozart Stephan, Australian Retirement Trust – Portfolio Manager, Real Estate

January 2026

Global Investment Institute congratulates Mozart Stephan on his appointment to the Portfolio Manager, Real Estate role at Australian Retirement Trust (ART).

ART is one of Australia’s largest super funds, formed through the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper, with more than ~A$330 billion in assets under management and over 2.4 million members.

Most recently, Mozart served as Principal at Mercer.

We wish Mozart all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at ART.

Chris Vilsten, HESTA – Senior Investment Associate, Unlisted Assets

January 2026

Global Investment Institute congratulates Chris Vilsten on his promotion to the Senior Investment Associate, Unlisted Assets role at HESTA.

HESTA is an Australian industry superannuation fund with ~A$101 billion in assets under management and over 1.05 million members.

Most recently, Chris served as Investment Associate, Unlisted Assets at HESTA for nearly three years.

We wish Chris all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at HESTA.

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