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Sunsuper makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a new board member and an independent expert to its investment committee. Paul Lahiff joins as a director, replacing Graham Heilbronn, who retired in December. Laiff becomes the second director appointment in the last 12 months ...

La Trobe Pooled Mortgages Option gets record rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Credit specialist fund manager La Trobe Financial has been awarded a 'Superior 4 A1/4' star rating by SQM Research (SQM) for its Pooled Mortgages Option. This is the highest rating ever awarded in the mortgage sector by SQM. The fund's Pooled Mortgage's ...

DomaCom appoints state manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
DomaCom has appointed Chris Benson to the role of state manager, Victoria and Tasmania. The fund manager said the appointment reflects the growing interest in its new Fractional Property Investment Fund in the southern regions. Benson has more than ...

ACSI targets a third of women on boards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has set a target of having 30% of ASX 200 board seats occupied by women within the next three years. The initiative follows a comparatively strong year for furthering gender equality on boards. ...

Federation Centres and Novion tee up merger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
Federation Centres and Novion Property Group have announced a merger that will create one of the country's largest real estate investment trusts, with more than $22 billion in assets under management. The companies hope the merger, which will see the ...

Pershing upgrades to Broadridge processing solution

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
BNY Mellon-owned Pershing Securities Australia has adopted the Broadridge's Australian post-trade processing solution as its new middle- and back-office processing platform for third-party domestic clearing. The solution is designed to increase process ...

Naos adds portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
Naos Asset Management has appointed former Macquarie Group analyst Ben Rundle as portfolio manager. He will be responsible for identifying, analysing and investing in both domestic and global equities across four of the company's funds. These includes ...

Perpetual names new head of equities

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
Perpetual has announced who will take over as head of equities following the up-coming retirement of Matt Williams, who is set to leave the role after 22 years with the company. Current deputy head of equities and portfolio manager, Paul Skamvougeras ...

Industry fund brands stronger than retail

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Industry super funds have the edge over their retail counterparts when it comes to brand perception, new research by CoreData shows. CoreData's Super Fund Brand Research Q4 2014 asked more than 2,000 Australians to rate the largest 23 superannuation ...

T. Rowe Price opens Melbourne office

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Baltimore-based investment manager T. Rowe Price has grown its Australian footprint, opening a new office in Melbourne and expanding its business development team. The company said the move enables closer working relationships with new and existing ...