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Former QSuper chief joins NZ Super Fund board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... it," Vilgan said of her appointment. Appointments to the board start as nominations from a committee set up by the NZ finance minister independently of the NZ Super board. The minister then consults with representative of other political parties in the ...

Ardea IM announces research partnership

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... to create the program, which it hopes will foster "innovative and impactful academic research to advance knowledge in finance". The Ardea + UTS Academic Program will see the investment manager produce research projects in partnership with the university ...

Ethical fund manager hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the investment process, the fund manager said. "I believe that sustainable finance and sustainable infrastructure are key to scaling sustainable impact and that the time is ripe for business, investors and ...

UK pensions to factor in climate change risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
UK pension funds may soon be required by law to report on the risks climate change could have on their members' investments, becoming the first major economy to do so. Speaking last week, the UK's work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey proposed ...

MTAA Super, Tasplan reveal executive lineup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... officer Ningning Lyons; chief of people and culture Robyn Judd; chief of governance, risk and compliance Amy Ward; and chief finance officer Grace Angeles. Current MTAA Super executive manager of investments Phil Brown will assist with the handover before ...

New chief investment officer at Australian Unity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... (as incumbent David Bryant left to take the chief executive role at Mercer ) following three years as group executive - finance and strategy. Kerr-Smith decided to separate the chief investment and chief executive roles, as a part of which Fernandes ...

Advisers more bearish than clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
This year is the first time financial advisers have been less optimistic than retail investors, with advisers only anticipating capital gains of 1.3% over the next 12 months from local shares. That's according to the latest data from Investment Trends ...

Another AMP worker recounts campaign of harassment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... doors opened on the ground floor I was on the floor, sobbing," she said. The whistleblower said AMP ended her career in finance. O'Neill reported that the whistleblower had spent tens of thousands of dollars reskilling to find a new career path and on ...

Cashwerkz to launch funds incubator

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... financial services leaders. The ASX-listed company said it has been working with multiple suppliers of custody, compliance, finance and technology to package up a "very attractive" proposition to fund manager entrants. These aspiring fund managers will ...

COVID-19 dampens CFO outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... the next 12 to 18 months. However, low interest rates and a rebound in the financial markets are bright spots for many finance chiefs. "Almost a third expect funding to become easier to obtain in FY21, while 86% expect their ability to access funding ...