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BlackRock appoints head of iShares, index investment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... responsibility for enterprise relationships in the region. Collins joined BlackRock in 2013 and is a member of the Australian board. He was appointed to the deputy head role in February this year. James Kingston previously held the role head of iShares ...

David Elmslie steps down as Hostplus chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
After 15 years at the helm of the fund's board, David Elmslie has been replaced by former QIC chief executive Damien Frawley. Elmslie's term came to an end on Friday, June 30. He was first appointed chair of Hostplus in 2007. At that time, Hostplus ...

Social impact fund to target essential workers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... are buying for the first time. HOPE has plans to expand the initiative to other capital cities as other investors come on board and more funds are raised. HOPE, which has been working to get the scheme off the ground for the past four years, was founded ...

Frontier appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... Gabriel Szondy has retired as chair of the asset consultant, replaced by a superannuation industry veteran. Szondy joined the board of Frontier in 2008 and has served as chair since 2014. Effective today, he no longer holds a position on the board and ...

UniSuper revamps investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... has no plans to join a rival super fund and will maintain a formal association with UniSuper by sitting on the advisory board of its venture capital partnership, Uniseed. The investment chief says the superannuation fund has enough bench strength to ...

Neobank Volt closes its doors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... urging customers to withdraw all funds from accounts before July 5. In a statement, Volt said the decision was made by the board after it reviewed recent progress in capital raising initiatives globally which have been unsuccessful in raising sufficient ...

Ken Henry resigns from ASX board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
The ASX board has announced the departure of non-executive director Ken Henry, appointing Heather Smith in the role. Henry announced his retirement, stating he will not seek re-election when his term expires at the 2022 annual general meeting. He has ...

Andrew Formica to return to Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... Jupiter Fund Management, the role he took on after leaving Janus Henderson in late 2018. Formica has notified Jupiter's board that he intends to retire as chief executive and a director on its board, effective October 1. He was chief executive of ...

State Super welcomes new board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
State Super has added to its board, appointing a former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac executive. Cathy Yuncken joined the State Super board last month, adding more than 30 years' experience in financial services. She is currently managing director of ...

Luxury collectables break records

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Hermes, Louis Vuitton come forth to auction as they are achieving these record prices across the board. "The demand on luxury collectables is huge, people are willing to pay more than original retail price because they can have ...