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Lill takes charge of a multi-billion dollar portfolio spanning Minderoo's philanthropic and investment mandates. His move from a small industry fund to a major philanthropic house reflects growing demand for CIO talent outside the traditional super sector.
AustralianSuper has simultaneously opened a search for a Chief Platform Officer to lead technology, digital and data strategy — signalling a major investment in platform capability as the fund manages $370B+ in member assets.
The appointment signals Aware is building an in-house M&A function, consistent with the fund's track record of growth-by-merger. Post TelstraSuper integration, the $237B fund is likely to remain acquisitive.
Watson led the $5.6B industry fund for 13 years before departing for the Building Unions Superannuation Scheme. The board has opened a permanent CEO search.
Previously head of portfolio strategy & asset allocation at VFMC, and prior to that head of asset allocation at Cbus, where she spent four years building out portfolio construction capability.
Webb spent a decade at Aware Super, spearheading its London expansion and overseeing a UK & Europe portfolio set to reach $27B by 2028. He replaces Mark Rider, who departed in December 2025.
Bluff & Fisher's portfolios spanned private equity, infrastructure, real estate, private credit, and energy transition — the Fund's most illiquid and highest-conviction allocations.
The dual departure leaves a leadership vacuum across the Fund's alternative assets — and raises questions about succession and culture at one of Australia's most scrutinised institutions.
Data updated April 2026. Role counts are sourced from employer career pages only and are approximate point-in-time snapshots. Most figures are estimated pending manual re-verification — only AustralianSuper has been directly confirmed.
Editorial assessment based on weekly news signals. Not financial advice.
The Federal Court approved the CC Capital-led acquisition today (16 April), with the scheme becoming effective 17 April and implementation on 28 April. Shareholders backed the $4.80/share offer by 98.65% — a 56.9% premium to Insignia's pre-bid price. One of the largest Australian wealth management deals in years, taking the $330B+ FUM platform private.
Magellan Financial Group shareholders vote Thursday 10 April on issuing 106M+ new shares to complete the acquisition of Barrenjoey Capital Partners, valuing the deal at $1.6B. The combined entity will hold ~$45B AUM and add full-service investment banking to Magellan's asset management business — a first for the ASX at this scale.
The US private equity firm's takeover of Australia's largest diversified wealth manager — with over $330B FUM — is due to complete in the first half of 2026, after surviving competing bids from Bain Capital and Brookfield.
The merger completes 30 April 2026, combining 1.3 million members under Aware Super. TelstraSuper's entire investment team has been axed as Aware integrates the fund into its existing 150-person investment operation.
After five years and 15 acquisitions, Ironbark is restructuring under a unified brand across three divisions — Advice, Private Wealth, and Investment Solutions — with $93B in assets under advice, management and trusteeship.
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