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Mercer wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... services and investment implementation services. Mercer will provide portfolio implementation services and serve as asset consultant for the fund's $200 million portfolio, while it the investment implementation component relates to three additional funds ...

Frontier opens Japan office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
The asset consultant has established its first offshore office, with a new base in Tokyo expected to propel its desired growth in Asian markets. Frontier has been operating in Japan for the last eight years but will now have an on-the-ground presence ...

JANA wins Spirit Super mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
The industry superannuation fund has selected JANA as its new asset consultant. The appointment, which came into effect on July 1, sees JANA replace long-term partner Whitehelm Capita l which was acquired by German manager PATRIZIA last year. Commenting ...

Frontier appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
After eight years in the role, Gabriel Szondy has retired as chair of the asset consultant, replaced by a superannuation industry veteran. Szondy joined the board of Frontier in 2008 and has served as chair since 2014. Effective today, he no longer ...

The first 30 years: Super's biggest changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... introduced choice of fund, and I think it's been uphill for industry super since then." Meanwhile, as an asset consultant, Bowater argued that the uplift in regulatory pressure in recent years has changed the way in which investments are dealt with. ...

Allianz names new investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... officer. Roddis has worked for Allianz for more than four years, joining from Frontier, where he worked as an asset consultant. His previous roles include investment analyst at BT Financial Group and credit analyst at Macquarie Group. Commenting on Michael's ...

Mercer chief operating officer departs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
Mercer's chief operating officer Chris Stevens has left the asset consultant. In a post, Stevens said: "After five years, I've made the difficult decision to leave Mercer and take a few months off to recharge the batteries before taking on the next ...

28% of super products rated AAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
Out of more than 700 superannuation products in Australia, 193 received Rainmaker Information's AAA Quality Rating in 2022. The rating reviews Australian super products, to see if they have passed a range of comprehensive benchmarks and best practice ...

YFYS changed how funds invest: JPMAM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
A new report from J.P. Morgan Asset Management, based on interviews with super fund chief investment officers, has revealed the far-reaching impact of Your Future, Your Super reforms on super fund investment strategies. Most notably, the reforms seem ...

Frontier appoints head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
A new strategy lead has joined Frontier to help the asset consultant capitalise on its recent growth trajectory. The firm announced that Megan Mulia will become the head of strategy from April 19, overseeing corporate strategy, business planning and ...