Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the A$335 billion ($240 billion) Future Fund, named Richard Brandweiner as chief investment officer, ending a months-long search to fill the role. Brandweiner was previously chief executive officer of Pendal Group until 2023 and has been working as an independent director and consultant for the past two years, according to a statement Thursday. He was also previo...
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the A$335 billion ($240 billion) Future Fund, named Richard Brandweiner as chief investment officer, ending a months-long search to fill the role. Brandweiner was previously chief executive officer of Pendal Group until 2023 and has been working as an independent director and consultant for the past two years, according to a statement Thursday. He was also previously the CIO of pension fund First State Super for four years. Hugh Murray will continue as the Future Fund’s interim CIO until Brandweiner begins his new role on July 1. The Future Fund has been searching for a new CIO since the departure of Ben Samild last September, who is among a slew of top investment staff to head to work in the Middle East. Samild is now chief strategist at Abu Dhabi Investment Council . Brandweiner “is an experienced investor and executive and has significant experience in leading investment teams to achieve their mandates,” Future Fund Chief Executive Officer Raphael Arndt said in the statement. Brandweiner is chair of Impact Investing Australia and sits on the investment committees of a number of family offices. Earlier this month, the Future Fund said it was reviewing 10 positions, including some investment roles, as part of a cost-cutting drive. Two of the most senior private markets executives announced they were leaving the organization last month. Brandweiner’s appointment is the latest change in the top ranks of Australian finance. Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper , is looking for a new CIO after Mark Delaney said he is stepping down. Meantime, in recent months Aware Super appointed Simon Warner as its investment chief after two years at the pension fund, while Rest Super recruited Michael Clancy. BlackRock Grows Australia Wealth Fund Mandate 74% in Two Years Pay Gap Complicates Global Hunt for Australian Pension Chiefs Private Markets Chiefs Quit Australia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
Image source: The Motley Fool. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET WEX (NYSE:WEX) delivered revenue and adjusted EPS above prior guidance, primarily driven by improved Mobility segment performance and a rebound in Corporate Payments. Management reported progress integrating AI across business lines, resulting in notable efficiency gains and product development acceleration. Board-level strategi...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET WEX (NYSE:WEX) delivered revenue and adjusted EPS above prior guidance, primarily driven by improved Mobility segment performance and a rebound in Corporate Payments. Management reported progress integrating AI across business lines, resulting in notable efficiency gains and product development acceleration. Board-level strategic review, supported by Bank of America and JPMorgan, concluded WEX’s three business segments are "stronger together," dismissing the need for structural separation at this time. Continue reading
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures jumped Wednesday as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed, with Iran's Revolutionary Guard saying it fired on three vessels and seized two in the strait , and the latest weekly data showed a surprise draw in U.S. crude stockpiles. Iran's parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said a reopening of the strait was impossible w...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures jumped Wednesday as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed, with Iran's Revolutionary Guard saying it fired on three vessels and seized two in the strait , and the latest weekly data showed a surprise draw in U.S. crude stockpiles. Iran's parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said a reopening of the strait was impossible while the U.S. continues its naval blockade of the country's ports, which he called "a flagrant breach of the ceasefire." Reuters reported the U.S. military intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Analysts said President Trump's extension of the ceasefire to give Iran more time to present a proposal for peace talks is seen as extending the time it takes for the strait to reopen. "The lack of a peace deal or any plan moving forward has left the Strait of Hormuz and all energy assets in the Persian Gulf in a kind of limbo," Mizuho analyst Robert Yawger said in a note. Trump's extension removes the immediate prospect of escalation, but delays talks "and likely keeps the U.S. blockade intact indefinitely," Ritterbusch analysts wrote, adding that "price-related demand destruction is becoming an increased topic of conversation." The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported crude oil inventories rose last week as imports picked up from the week before and exports declined. Commercial crude oil stocks excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve rose by 1.9M barrels to 465.7M barrels in the week ended April 17 and 3% above the five-year average for the time of year, the EIA said; crude stocks were expected to have fallen by ~1M barrels. Gasoline inventories fell by a larger-than-expected 4.6M barrels at 228.4M and were 0.5% below the five-year average, the EIA said, and distillate fuel stocks also fell more than expected, down by 3.4M barrels to 108.1M barrels and 8...
Live cattle futures pulled off the early session lows on Wednesday, still closing with losses of 40 cents to $1.32. Early cash trade this week has come in near $246 across the country on lighter trade. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 1,226 head offered,...
Live cattle futures pulled off the early session lows on Wednesday, still closing with losses of 40 cents to $1.32. Early cash trade this week has come in near $246 across the country on lighter trade. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 1,226 head offered,...
Lean hog futures were down 35 to 57 cents in the front months on Wednesday, with other contracts up 40 cents to $1.10. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.27 on Wednesday afternoon, down 38 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up...
Lean hog futures were down 35 to 57 cents in the front months on Wednesday, with other contracts up 40 cents to $1.10. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.27 on Wednesday afternoon, down 38 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up...