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VFMC welcomes two key execs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Victorian Funds Management Corporation has made two new senior appointments - a chief people officer and a head of client services. The $92 billion quasi-sovereign wealth fund has named Karen Perkins the permanent head of client services. Perkins was ...

Dexus terminates Core Property Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... Dow Jones Indices' quarterly rebalance of the S&P/ASX indices saw Dexus drop out of the S&P/ASX 50 Index - replaced by CAR Group.

MLC Life and Resolution Life Australasia to merge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
MLC Life Insurance and Resolution Life Australasia are set to merge, creating one of Australia's largest life insurance businesses. Nippon Life Insurance - MLC's parent company - announced it will acquire 100% of Resolution Life. As a result ...

GQG raises $145m for private markets fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
GQG Partners has announced that its GQG Private Capital Solutions business has closed around $145 million for its initial private capital fund. GQG said the addition of private markets capabilities is an important step in diversifying its sources of ...

Eyes on gaming, Chinese tech in 2025: Orbis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... makers are just dominating at the moment, and that has been fascinating to watch," he added. Orbis was previously invested in car manufacturer BMW, however it was worried that the premium brand that is associated with BMW would "not translate necessarily ...

Insignia taps SS&C, outsources 1000 workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
Insignia Financial has tapped SS&C Technologies to transform its master trust business as part of its cost-cutting drive that is set to outsource more than 1000 of its employees to the fund administrator. The initial agreement sees SS&C providing technology ...

TAL creates consumer and growth division

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
The life insurer has appointed a general manager to lead its newly created consumer and growth team. Alexis Denby has taken on the role, where she will be responsible for TAL's direct and advised customer growth initiatives whilst ensuring its products ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... retirees and still allow members to make large withdrawals at retirement for immediate needs like home renovations, replacing a car, or paying off a mortgage. Finally, the paper proposed "further simplifying the super system" by removing the distinction ...

South Australian financial adviser slapped with seven-year ban

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
South Australian financial adviser Bruce Davis has been banned for seven years by ASIC. Davis, who was the sole director and responsible manager of Wise Investment Advisers, has been barred from providing financial services, controlling an entity that ...

HarbourVest adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
HarbourVest Partners has hired Vanessa Pham as vice president of its private client group. The private markets specialist said Pham's appointment comes as the asset manager looks to further increase its coverage in the private wealth and family ...