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COVID-19 clogs custody mandate pipeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... 1 May 2020. Xplore currently uses multiple custodians and the switch to J.P. Morgan is part of its One Platform strategic plan. The platform said its decision to delay the deal with J.P. Morgan was down to market volatility. However, work from home protocols ...

Jamie Dimon recovering after emergency heart surgery

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive and chair Jamie Dimon is recovering after he experienced a tear in his heart's main artery and was rushed into emergency surgery late last week. The bank's co-presidents and co-chief operating officers, Daniel Pinto ...

Link's superannuation arm takes a hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... Group, which is reflected in our results," McMurtrie said. "However we are making good progress on delivering on our strategic plan and our medium to long term outlook remains strong." McMurtrie said the result demonstrated the benefits of geographic ...

IFM Investors hires from Mercer

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
IFM Investors have hired a former Mercer principal to help lead the firm's risk and compliance operations. Amanda Oliver commenced her role as Australian director of risk and compliance at IFM Investors on 3 February 2020. The role was previously held ...

Investment boutique makes PIMCO hire

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... values around client service and teamwork," he said. "Creating a research team under Laura is a key component of our strategic plan to prepare Ardea for a strong pipeline of long-term growth opportunities. "This is a pre-emptive investment in resourcing ...

Super fund rebrands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... it's just our name that's new!" the site reads. While a rebranding often tends to come as part of a wider strategic plan, this is not the case for the super fund, with the decision to change its name actually more out of necessity. Speaking to ...

ASIC launches investigation into Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... technology solution was pointed to as part of the solution. The bank also committed to developing a financial crime strategic plan shared with AUSTRAC and making a number of external appointments to change leadership of its risk and financial crime areas. ...

Super trustees must do better: Byres

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
APRA will soon need to have some difficult conversations with poorly performing superannuation funds, according to chair Wayne Byres. Speaking at a Gilbert + Tobin event in Sydney this week, Byres said the ability of the prudential regulator to hold ...

La Trobe Financial expands executive team

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... experience" in leadership makes him a valuable addition, and he will play a major role in executing La Trobe Financial's strategic plan. Completing the trio of appointments is Annie Sestito, who has been appointed senior executive head of people, PR ...

APRA slaps traffic light ratings on super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
The prudential regulator confirmed a "traffic light" system aimed at weeding out underperforming superannuation funds is currently in the works. Deputy chair Helen Rowell flagged APRA is developing a heat map based on four key areas -investment returns ...