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Public super fund rejigs offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The superannuation fund for Australian Defence Force employees will now allow departing staff to stay with the fund and consequently, has added an insurance offering. ADF Super currently allows only serving employees of the defence force to be with ...

Flamingo AI acquisition scrapped

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
ASX-listed Flamingo Ai's proposed sale of its assets to Rymamay Investments has been scrapped after due diligence by the latter, as the parties couldn't agree the terms of the share sale agreement. Flamingo's board has now set itself a 30-day timeline ...

Suncorp nabs business, private banking executive

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Suncorp has hired a former business and private banking executive from the Commonwealth Bank, set to guide the group's path towards digitisation and automation. Adam Bennett has nabbed the chief information officer role, and will join Suncorp from July  ...

Rest climate change trial delayed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
Rest member Mark McVeigh's day in court with his $57 billion industry superannuation fund over its management of climate change risk has been delayed. New orders were made in the Federal Court yesterday, with the trial date pushed back from July  ...

UBS Australia launches new CBRE fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
UBS has added a new fund from CBRE Clarion to its lineup that will invest in listed and unlisted real assets for sophisticated investors in Australia. The UBS CBRE Global Real Assets Fund has a fund-of-fund structure and will invest in existing vehicles ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
A new report has revealed a number of superannuation funds, including AustralianSuper, voted down shareholder resolutions on climate change despite signing up to the Investor Group on Climate Change. The Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility ...

What advisers need to know: BT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden has observed a significant increase in calls for technical support from financial advisers during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The level of queries and questions we were getting through from advisers ...

Boutique to open Sydney office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
A Melbourne boutique has opened a Sydney office and added to its distribution team as its looks to expand its presence in the retail market. Scott Curtis is joining Warakirri Asset Management as a business development manager from Liverpool Partners ...

Newgate fund starts new life

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
Equity Trustees has handed over the management of Newgate Real Estate and Infrastructure Fund to a new manager, as Newgate Capital announces its intention to retire from the fund. Starting July 1, the fund will be folded into the Sanlam Real Assets ...

AMP Foundation offers $2m for COVID-19 recovery

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
AMP's corporate philanthropic foundation is offering $2 million in grants for non-profits working to meet COVID-19's challenges in the community. To be eligible, the organisation must have annual income of less than $20 million, derive less than 70% ...