Alexandra Campbell, JBWere – Appointed to Chief Investment Officer

December 2025

Global Investment Institute congratulates Alexandra Campbell on her appointment to the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) role at JBWere.

JBWere is a private wealth management company providing individuals, families, business owners and for-purpose organisations with strategic wealth and investment advice, with ~A$60 billion in funds under management.

Alexandra will commence in the CIO role at JBWere in 2026.

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

December 2025 SuperCareers - Job opportunities for executives and senior investment professionals across our industry

December 2025

Current featured job vacancies and opportunities include roles at AIA Australia, Aware Super, EWM Group, Fidante, Frontier Advisors, Goldman Sachs, Hostplus, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, JPMorganChase, Jupiter Asset Management, Koda Capital, Lonsec, Mercer, NZ Super Fund, Octopus Investments Australia, Perpetual Wealth Management and TD.

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.

Tessa Volkmer, Australian Retirement Trust – Appointed to Associate Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investment

December 2025

Global Investment Institute congratulates Tessa Volkmer on her appointment to the Associate Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investment 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, Tessa served as Director of Sustainable Investments, APAC at Wellington Management.

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

PGIM’s Denis Cole on multi-sector credit investing

Video | Denis Cole, Director of Credit, Head of Portfolio Specialist Group, PGIM

In this exclusive interview, Denis discusses multi-sector credit, including how and when best to allocate to a multi-sector credit mandate, appropriate benchmarks to use and what asset owners should look for in a manager when they are assessing their aptitude for a multi-sector credit mandate. He also shares his perspectives on subsectors of credit markets where he sees attractive relative value.

Watch the full interview which covers:

00:24 - When should an investor choose a broad multi-sector credit mandate versus allocating on a single sector basis?

02:53 - Are there structural opportunities in a multi-sector credit mandate or is the benefit in rotating sectors based on relative value?

05:10 - What are the skills an asset owner should look for in a manager when assessing its aptitude for a multi-sector credit mandate?

07:00 - What is a good benchmark for a multi sector credit mandate / portfolio?

07:50 - Are there particular subsectors of credit that stand out in terms of great relative value?

Angelos Siapkas, REI Super – Appointed to Chief Investment Officer

December 2025

Global Investment Institute congratulates Angelos Siapkas on his promotion to the Chief Investment Officer role at REI Super.

REI Super is an Australian industry superannuation fund with ~A$2.3 billion in assets under management and over 25,000 members.

Most recently, Angelos served as Group Executive, Investment Governance and Operations at REI Super.

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

Exclusive interview with John Pearce, Chief Investment Officer, UniSuper

“We are seeing a lot of investment in AI. I think valuations are looking a bit stretched and there are signs of frothiness but there's no certainty that we're in a bubble, and you actually don't know whether you're in a bubble until the bubble bursts.”

- John Pearce is the Chief Investment Officer of UniSuper. He joined UniSuper in 2009 and is responsible for the management of their investment functions.

John has over 35 years’ experience in the financial services industry both in Australia and Asia. He has held several senior positions including Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Investments for Australia's largest asset management company, Colonial First State from 2000 to 2006.

In this exclusive interview with Global Investment Institute, John explains how UniSuper positions its portfolios amid evolving geopolitical events, the growing role of unlisted assets within a diversified allocation and how their Fund manages the illiquidity associated with private markets, as well as the advantages and challenges of UniSuper’s internal investment management program.

John explores how technological disruption and AI are shaping future market leadership, how to avoid the laggards and UniSuper’s position on the tech revolution. He also shares the key challenges and areas of progress in UniSuper’s journey towards decarbonising portfolios.

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.

Watch the full interview which covers:

00:21 - Investors have been disappointed with the amount of distributions from PE over the last few years. What do you think are the main reasons for the slowdown in exit activity?

00:59 - How has the slowdown in exit activity affected the way you are building portfolios?

01:37 - What are the key pillars required to be successful in PE investing?

02:31 - Secondaries have become a big part of the PE landscape. Are you concerned the growth is unsustainable?

03:08 - What are the key lessons you’ve learned over the years investing in secondaries?

Pauline Chrystal, Future Fund – Appointed to Director, Credit

November 2025

Global Investment Institute congratulates Pauline Chrystal on her appointment to the Director of Credit role at Future Fund.

The Future Fund is Australia’s sovereign wealth fund and manages money on behalf of the Australian Federal Government. The Future Fund is the country's single-largest financial asset with ~A$330 billion in assets under management.

Most recently, Pauline served as Portfolio & ESG Manager at Kapstream Capital for more than three years.

We wish Pauline all the best in her new role and continued success to the team at Future Fund.

Exclusive interview with Andrew Major, Strategic Advisor, HESTA

“HESTA currently manages approximately 20% of the total portfolio internally, through strategies in Australian Equities, Australian Fixed Interest & Cash and a small number of internally governed unlisted investments.”

- Andrew Major is a Strategic Advisor at HESTA. He is responsible for leading development of the forward-looking strategy for the Investments function (including considering further internal management of investment strategies and establishing an international presence) and identifying enterprise-wide strategic considerations arising from the evolution of HESTA's investment strategy.

In this exclusive interview with Global Investment Institute, Andrew explores the significance of internal management of unlisted assets within super fund portfolios, the opportunities and trends in public vs private markets and the implications of fund consolidation.

He shares how the internalisation of investment management is unfolding at HESTA, which asset classes they’ve internalised and which will remain externally managed, as well as the potential benefits of international expansion and HESTA’s offshore strategy.

Lucas Hartmann, TCorp – Appointed to Senior Portfolio Manager

November 2025

Global Investment Institute congratulates Lucas Hartmann on his appointment to the Senior Portfolio Manager role at TCorp.

TCorp is the financial services partner to the NSW public sector, providing investment management, financial management solutions and advice. With A$116 billion of assets under management, TCorp is a top 10 Australian institutional investor and is the central borrowing authority of the state of New South Wales.

Most recently, Lucas served as Head of Equities, Fixed Income and Alternatives at NGS Super for more than eight years.

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

Victory Park Capital's Justin Maleson on legal credit, a subset of asset-based finance

Video | Justin Maleson, Managing Director (Legal Credit) & Assistant General Counsel, Victory Park Capital

In this exclusive interview, Justin explains why legal credit is an attractive investment opportunity, as a subset of asset-based finance. He discusses how VPC partners strategically with law firms and shares their approach to investing in the asset class and the areas of legal credit presenting exciting opportunities for investors today.

Watch the full interview which covers:

00:20 - What makes legal credit an attractive investment opportunity today?

01:34 - How would you describe Victory Park Capital’s approach to legal credit investing?

02:22 - Why might a law firm choose to partner with Victory Park Capital and how does the strategic partnership work?

03:34 - What aspects of the legal credit market or your strategy are you most excited about?

Kevin Wan Lum, Hostplus – Appointed to Executive Director of Investment Research

November 2025

Global Investment Institute congratulates Kevin Wan Lum on his appointment to the Executive Director of Investment Research role at Hostplus.

Hostplus is one of the largest super funds in Australia with ~A$115 billion in funds under management and over 1.8 million members.

In his new role, Kevin will report to Sam Sicilia, Hostplus’ Chief Investment Officer.

Most recently, Kevin served as Deputy Chief Investment Officer at LGT Wealth Management for almost four years.

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

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