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IFM pushes into large scale private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... make a concerted push into larger scale private equity investments with the appointment of Jeremy Larkin to head the initiative. Larkin spent 25 years in corporate finance at Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan, also working as an adviser to a number of ASX ...

Natixis announces global c-suite changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
Natixis Investment managers have announced the creation of a chief operating officer role as well as a new appointment for chief executive of Ostrum Asset Management. Joseph Pinto has been appointed chief operating officer of Natixis investment managers ...

TPD riddled with issues: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... couple of years. KPMG on behalf of the FSC collect TPD claims data every six months and we know this data collection initiative is unsurpassed anywhere else in the world, both for its granularity and timeliness," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. ...

New executive role at Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
Colonial First State has created a new C-suite role, and has confirmed an interim replacement for Peter Chun who joined an industry fund earlier this week. Todd Stevenson has been appointed CFS's chief member outcomes officer, after nine years with ...

Future Fund chief most influential public investor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Future Fund chief executive David Neal emerged as the most influential public investor on a global ranking of 100 executives in not-for-profit investing, which also featured nine superannuation fund executives. Public Investor 100, compiled annually ...

Mental health tops TPD claims

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... analysis of life insurance data collected by the Financial Services Council and KPMG. The FSC claims the data collection initiative is "unsurpassed anywhere in the world" and for the first time reveals the extent of TPD claims for mental health conditions. ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
October is mental health month and the financial services industry is embracing it as a chance to boost the mental wellness of employees through a number of initiatives. SuperFriend has several initiatives planned for the month, including releasing ...

MLC Wealth finalises leadership, rebrands NAB Asset Management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
MLC Wealth has appointed three to its asset management leadership team. At the same time, NAB Asset Management has been formally rebranded. From today, NAB Asset Management will be known as MLC Asset Management. "Based on a fundamental belief in diversification ...

Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... by power purchase agreements with corporate clients, Macquarie added. As a member of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative - a group bringing together the chief executives of Allianz, AXA, HSBC, Goldman Sachs and Macquarie and others - the firm will ...

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
The Ethical Advisers' Co-op has re-released its fund ratings in the lead up to Ethical Investment Week, with some surprising results. The co-op rates superannuation and investment funds by asking the individual advisers that make up the group to ...