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Myer Family Company appoints CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... E. Drew as chief investment officer along with the Adam Walk as head of investments. Drew and Walk are the founding directors of Drew Walk & Co, a boutique investment advisory group. MFCo chief executive Danielle Press said that Drew and Walk "developed ...

Altair hires distribution GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
High-conviction Australian equities manager Altair Asset Management appointed a new general manager business development. Joining Altair is Philip Heggie. He will oversee distribution strategy in all market segments, covering individual retail investors ...

Wilson lodges to scrap Hunter Hall LIC board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... requisition of shareholders meeting to remove the current Hunter Hall Global Value board and appoint three new independent directors. The proposed directors are corporate lawyer Kym Evans, Affinity Capital founder Emma Davidson and former Australian ...

Hunter Hall independent review rejects WHSP takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
Hunter Hall's independent directors recommended that shareholders reject Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company's takeover bid for the company, on the basis that it significantly undervalues shares. The review justified this recommendation saying ...

ASIC targets NAB super after compliance breakdown

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... governance and conflicts management lie with the retail superannuation sector. "It also demonstrates the importance of having directors on boards who can recognise conflicts where they exist between the interests of members and shareholders, and ensure ...

Equip eyes merger with Rio Tinto plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... result in a shift in the Equip board toward a new model of one third independent, one third employer and on third member directors. Rio will likely have the right to nominate one of the employer directors. "As a profit-for-member fund, Equip has an absolute ...

Xero CFO takes on new role in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... accepted the role, adding: "His global software-as-a-service expertise combined with the deeply experienced Xero board of directors will continue to guide our global footprint and industry-leading growth in revenue and subscribers."

Suncorp vet joins Westpac subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... Office Fund, Sunsuper and Australian Ethical, and spent seven years at Suncorp as manager, equities. "The Hastings' directors look forward to working closely with Justine as we continue to implement the Hastings' strategy of delivering value, growth ...

JANA executive director retires

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
A long-serving executive director at JANA retired in December and took a directorship at a $7 billion industry super fund. David Holston, who worked at JANA for 17 years, was also an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia director from 1996 ...

AMP Capital expands US distribution team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
AMP Capital appointed three institutional directors as part of its US expansion. As institutional director - unlisted, Americas, Julia Szlakowski will manage distribution for AMP Capital's infrastructure debt and equity strategies; she joins AMP Capital ...