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Myer Family Investments chair to retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
Myer Family Investments will renew its board after its October 18 annual general meeting. Martyn Myer, appointed as chair in 2011, will retire from the board and be replaced by Sidney Myer, who currently serves as a non-executive director. Martyn Myer ...

BKI appoints external investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
BKI Investment Company has externalised the management of its investment portfolio. From November 1, portfolio management and advisory will be outsourced to Contact Asset Management, a new company created BKI chief executive Tom Millner and portfolio ...

Federal Court approves Zurich's Macquarie acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
Six months after the deal was first made public, the Federal Court of Australia has finally approved Zurich's acquisition of Macquarie Life's risk business. Following the acquisition, Zurich will become Australia's fourth-biggest retail life insurer ...

First Super names new co-chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Industry super fund First Super has appointed a new co-chair. Stepping in to the new role is Lisa Marty. She has been a director on First Super's board for four years and was previously a chief executive of the Victorian Association of Forestry Industries. ...

Unlisted ag funds hit $22bn

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
The unlisted agriculture fund sector has hit $22 billion in assets under management, according to Preqin research. This makes agriculture now the second-biggest industry in the natural resources fund sector behind energy. This was largely driven by ...

Suncorp appoints new wealth CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Suncorp has appointed a new chief executive banking and wealth, and made two other leadership team changes. David Carter was previously chief financial officer for banking and wealth. He has held other roles at Suncorp, including executive general manager ...

AXA IM acquires major Australian real estate fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets has acquired a leading Australian real estate fund and investment manager. Eureka Funds Management, founded in 2004 by Bob Kelly, Kumar Kalyanakumar, Quentin Shaw, Niall McCarthy and Rod Cowdroy, currently has $5 ...

Bank of Queensland appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
The Bank of Queensland has appointed a new non-executive director. Warwick Negus joins BOQ while sitting on the boards of Washington H Soul Pattison & Co, Terrace Tower Group and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. He is the former chief ...

Templeton director returns to the fold

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
A Templeton Global Growth Fund director has returned from a leave of absence. Michael J. O'Brien initially requested six months' leave from the board due to "short-term pressure of other commitments," but has returned as a non-executive director. This ...

NAS renews $7 billion mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
NAB Asset Servicing has secured a $7 billion custody mandate following a review. Equip Super has used NAS as its custody provider for 24 years; NAB executive general manager asset servicing John Comito said he was "excited that Equip Super has chosen ...