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With less than two weeks left to go, super funds will likely turn in another robust calendar year return off the back of a stratospheric risk rally.

The $300 billion super fund has taken its mandate with Churchill Asset Management to the next level in a sign that the voracious appetite for private debt from pension funds around the world remains unsated.

Local institutions need to be prepared for rising cyber threats while keeping both eyes on the reputational damage that can stem from a successful breach, according to the Australian Custodial Services Association.

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has put listed companies on notice over executive pay and cyber-security in a bid to “raise the bar on governance”.

Super funds and other large institutions will be able to provide financial advice to their members following the introduction of a package of reforms that have been hailed as “transformative” for the industry.

A big global custodian is unlikely to swoop in and help former NAB Asset Servicing clients as they search for a new provider, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get a better outcome by taking a good look at their business.

Tactical Global Management has merged with local quant shop Alpha Vista, expanding its product suite with an eye to winning new clients locally and globally.

It turns out not everybody wants flash new overseas offices. And while funds aren’t sweating the constraints of Your Future, Your Super when it comes to private markets, some assets are just better handled in the public ones – illiquidity premium be damned.

Last year’s savage selloff hit ESG strategies hardest, but it hasn’t hit the appetite from big institutions. Their tastes have just become more discerning, with more stringent criteria for external manager selection.

The custodian is exploring use cases for machine learning and generative artificial intelligence to give its clients help in parsing – and visualising – the vast quantities of granular data now available to them.

Super funds want to put their $300 billion of annual inflows to work in new renewable energy infrastructure. But policy settings, Your Future Your Super and intensifying competition for local assets could all have unforeseen consequences.

The newly launched Scarcity Partners wants to help take emerging asset managers to the next level. With stormy weather still forecast for markets, it’s a great time to buy.