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Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
After three years, the head of institutional solutions at Allianz Retire+ has departed. Fintan Thornton has left the retirement specialist to take on a new role at a health fund. It comes at a time of turmoil for the retirement industry, which has come ...

Invesco hires from Northern Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
The fund manager's local arm has appointed a director - factor investing and multi-asset strategies, nabbing a regional lead from Northern Trust Asset Management. From next week, Scott Bennett will join Invesco Australia in the role, leaving behind ...

Maple-Brown Abbott names distribution heads

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
Maple-Brown Abbott has made several senior promotions in its distribution team amid business growth and higher demand for its strategies. The fund manager has named Simon Beram, its former senior investment specialist, as the new head of institutional ...

Willis Towers Watson sheds more corporate super plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
Having already offloaded some corporate plans earlier this year, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has now dumped a further two - transferring one and terminating the other. Earlier this year, WTW transferred the Oracle Superannuation Plan to Australian Retirement ...

Russell Investments executes local leadership revamp

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
Russell Investments has devised a series of executive appointments to bolster the firm's expansion efforts across the APAC region. Tim Furlan, with nearly two decades of experience in senior roles at Russell Investments' Master Trust and Superannuation ...

CFS Edge adds 25 managed accounts to menu

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Colonial First State has expanded the investment menu on its new platform, adding options from Atchison Consultants, Drummond Capital, and Russell Investments. It's also added a new nesting capability. From Atchison, CFS Edge has added four diversified ...

Advisers boost client portfolios 5.9%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
The expertise of financial advisers can make a 5.9% difference in the value of client portfolios compared to those who are non-advised. According to Russell Investments' 2023 Value of an adviser report, not only can advisers help boost client assets ...

GPT appoints Charter Hall executive as new chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
GPT Group (GPT) has appointed former Charter Hall chief financial officer Russell Proutt as its chief executive and managing director. Proutt is set to take over from Bob Johnston and will officially assume the top position by 25 March 2024. In the ...

Advisers seek safe haven in fixed interest: AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
Financial advisers have more than doubled their allocation to cash and fixed interest products to hit $1.93 billion, according to AMP's North platform, which mandated NAB as its new term deposit provider in response to soaring demand. Across aligned ...

New head of infrastructure at VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
Victorian Funds Management Corporation has promoted Stephen Baker to head of infrastructure following the retirement of Adrian Best. On joining the Victorian government's investment specialist - which manages funds for dozens of public authorities ...