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Energy Super hires three general managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
Energy Super has appointed three new general managers to manage its member engagement, digital communication and strategic direction as part of a restructure at the $6 billion industry super fund. Michael Abbott, Phil McCarthy and David Beal have been ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Australia housing finance The number of finance home loan approvals increased by 1.5% in the month of February, less than market expectations for a 2.2% lift but marks a strong rebound from the previous month's 4.4% decline. A 3.0% jump in the number ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Senator Jenny McAllister has renewed calls for federal parliament to include gender analyses every time a policy is put before the country's key decision makers. Delivering the inaugural Mavis Robertson address at the Conference of Major Superannuation ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Actual total private new capital expenditures may have surprised on the upside, rising by 0.8% in the three months ended December 2015 when they were expected to drop by 3.0% but... they're still not a pretty set of numbers. Uglier still, according ...

No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Superannuation lobby groups have failed to convince a parliamentary inquiry that the Tax Expenditures Statement misrepresents the cost of superannuation subsidies. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has just issued its ...

Perpetual grows global equities team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
Perpetual Investments has appointed two analysts to its global equities team as it looks to grow its global equities strategy. Tim Cheung joins from Morphic Asset Management, where he was principal and head of research. Cheung has 11 years' of equities ...

Towers Watson boosts hedge fund research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
Towers Watson has appointed three people to its global hedge fund research division, including a senior investment consultant in Sydney. Aongus O'Gorman joins Towers Watson's team in Sydney from boutique consultancy Round Tower Solutions, where he was ...

Maple-Brown Abbott global infra fund added to platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
The Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure (GLI) fund is now available for investment through Asgard, BT Wrap, Macquarie Wrap and Netwealth. The news comes shortly after the fund was awarded a 'Recommended' by Zenith Partners, a '4 Star Superior' ...

Sunsuper foresees independent director shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a former Queensland treasurer and a former Macquarie Bank executive director to its board, increasing the number of independent directors ahead of proposed federal government super board changes. Joining Sunsuper this month are ...

OneVue appoints RI services head

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
OneVue has appointed a new head of investment accounting and responsible entity services. Prior to OneVue, Mark Bennett held positions at Fundhost, E-Trade Australia, Credit Suisse AM, Westpac, Perpetual and Abbey Life. Another recent appointment is ...