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IOOF to adopt new name, brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
The 175-year-old wealth giant is set to rebrand in what chief executive Renato Mota calls an evolution, not a revolution. As part of its ongoing transformation and following a strategic review, IOOF will rebrand to Insignia Financial before the end ...

ETF Securities taps into fintech, blockchain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
The exchange traded fund (ETF) provider launched a fund which not only gives investors access to a portfolio of blockchain and fintech stocks, but is also the first passive ETF on the Chi-X. The ETFS Fintech & Blockchain ETF (FTEC) invests in a portfolio ...

Aware Super builds out affordable housing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The $140 billion super fund is furthering its commitment to affordable housing with the acquisition of a site in Melbourne. Aware Super and its investment Partner Altis Property Partners purchased the 7000 square metre Bayview on the Park site and will ...

Tim Wilson grills NAB on super ownership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has grilled National Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan on whether super funds have undue influence over Australian banks, as funds own larger portions of the ASX. Wilson asked NAB whether super funds, as shareholders ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
The $174 billion manager owned by industry funds will reduce the carbon footprint of its infrastructure assets by 40% by 2030, as it heads down the path to net zero by 2050. IFM Investors has set its interim emissions reduction target for the infrastructure ...

Communicate risk, defensiveness differently: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Funds will have to shift the way they communicate risk to members and rethink portfolios as the outlook for defensive assets changes in the coming years. That was the consensus from a panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Broken advice industry shuns everyday Aussies: AFA

KARREN VERGARA, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
The alarming rate that financial advice is increasingly becoming unaffordable for everyday Australians further cements the position of the rich and powerful, an inquiry heard this morning. The Association of Financial Advisers president Michael Nowak ...

Governance Institute of Australia names chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
The Governance Institute of Australia has named a former superannuation association chief executive as its new chair. Pauline Vamos joined the national membership association for governance professionals in July. She replaces Andrew Leake, who was president ...

Padua appoints chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
Financial advice technology provider Padua has appointed a chair from the telecommunications industry. Amaysim founder and former chief executive Peter O'Connell will chair the board at Padua. His Amaysim business sold to Optus this year. O'Connell ...

QIC builds private debt team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
QIC has hired from AMP's infrastructure debt team again, as it builds out its newly launched private debt team. Evan Nahnsen has joined QIC's New York offices as its head of private debt, infrastructure. He was most recently a principal on AMP's ...