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Former Christian Super deputy CIO in new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
The former deputy chief investment of Christian Super has joined the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund, as it starts an internal investment team. David Brown commenced as the chief investment officer of the fund this week. The Cook Islands National ...

Hedge fund switched traders with algorithm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
A hedge fund, previously linked to several superannuation funds, has been fined US$170 million for replacing its traders with an algorithm that drastically underperformed. An investigation by the US Securities Exchange Commission found UK-based BlueCrest ...

Russell launches new super product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
Russell Investments has launched a new personalised super product, replacing its MySuper offering as it eyes mandates from other funds. The new offering is called GoalTracker and Russell says it is the first personalised superannuation product to launch ...

Chant West head of client development to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Chant West's head of client development will retire from the role after about four and a half years at the company. Geoff Peck was responsible for sales and service of new and existing clients at Chant West. He also worked on developing new tools ...

Pendal appoints head of institutional

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
Pendal Group has hired an IFM Investors executive director as its new head of institutional for Australia which has $19.8 billion in assets. Nicki Ashton will start in the role on November 9 and report to Pendal's head of Australian distribution ...

IFM Investors executive director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
IFM Investors' head of Australia, global relationships group has left a year after joining in the newly-created role. Nicki Ashton joined IFM in September last year. She was responsible for IFM's business development and investor relations agenda ...

Through good and bad: Advisers add value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Despite COVID-19 volatility, financial advisers have managed to deliver value of 5.2% or more each year to clients, according to new research. It's the key finding of Russell Investments' Value of an Adviser Report for 2020, saying this is the case ...

Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
Wilson Asset Management has nabbed Willis Towers Watsons' director of manager research and head of real assets Australia after a decade with the financial services giant, set to lead the investment manager's new alternative assets strategy. Dania Zinurova ...

Australian Ethical hires from BlackRock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Australian Ethical has announced two new appointments, with one role being an internal hire and the other coming from BlackRock. Jeannie Bredberg will take on the role of senior manager - adviser relationships for Victoria, while Russell Menzies will ...

New managed portfolio on MyNorth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
Invest Blue and Russel Investments have partnered to launch a new managed portfolio through AMP's MyNorth platform. AMP said the Cornerstone Managed Portfolios was created to respond to increased adviser and investor demand for transparent, personalised ...