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Amundi Asset Management Australia chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
The chief executive of Amundi Asset Management Australia has departed following a restructure that will shift the business' sales and client servicing functions to a local distributor. Brian Scott was the chief executive of Amundi Asset Management Australia ...

Macquarie Capital bolsters regional industrials team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
Macquarie Capital has strengthened its industrials team in the Americas with a series of appointments. The corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group appointed two senior managing directors to co-head its industrials ...

Vale John Bogle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
Vanguard founder John Bogle has passed away at the age of 89. The investment legend who introduced the first index mutual fund for investors, died today in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Vanguard chief executive Tim Buckley paid tribute to Bogle, and said ...

Equip wins $190m superannuation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
Equipsuper has won a $190 million corporate superannuation mandate that will welcome some Qantas Super fund members. Global air services provider dnata will move 1100 employees, some of which are under a defined benefit scheme, to Equipsuper. It follows ...

LGIAsuper deputy chief executive departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
The $12 billion industry superannuation fund has confirmed the departure of its deputy chief executive. LGIAsuper confirmed Ian Harcla retired in December 2018. Harcla, who doubled as chief risk officer, joined the fund in 2006 as scheme secretary. ...

APRA, ASIC welcome Productivity Commission's superannuation report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... it welcomed the Productivity Commission's calls to grant the regulator additional powers to force superannuation funds to merge or wind up when it saw fit. The prudential regulator's deputy chair Helen Rowell said the superannuation industry posed challenges ...

Macquarie names digital infra head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Macquarie Capital appointed a managing director to head up its investments in the growing digital infrastructure sector. Oliver Bradley has been appointed as the managing director of digital infrastructure investing at Macquarie Capital, the corporate ...

The problem the Productivity Commission is trying to fix

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Australia's superannuation sector in trying to digest the Productivity Commission's 700-page report with its 31 recommendations need to keep in mind the massive structural problems it is trying to fix. The fundamental problem that has perplexed ...

Joint venture to set new ETF standard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
The world's largest ETF manager and Canada's largest asset manager are looking to transform the Canadian ETF market through a new strategic alliance. BlackRock and RBC Global Asset Management announced a partnership that will deliver the most comprehensive ...

Andrew Boal departs Willis Towers Watson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
After about 30 years at Willis Towers Watson, Andrew Boal has left the business and his successor has been named. Willis Towers Watson said Boal decided to leave the business, with Australasian operations now being streamlined to better align with the ...