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QIC names Frawley's successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
Following a global executive search, QIC has named its new chief as the incumbent steps down next year. Lendlease group head of investments Kylie Rampa will commence as QIC's chief executive in April 2022 as Damien Frawley caps off 10 years with ...

Pendal brings Global Select Fund to Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
Australian investors can now access one of Pendal's most successful global equities strategy. The fund manager has rolled out the Global Select Fund to local investors, which currently has about US$5.3 billion in funds under management. Pendal says ...

New Bitcoin fund promises tax efficiency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
A new fund offering investors tax-efficient access to Bitcoin is preparing to launch in Australia under the trans-Tasman regulatory regime. The Vault International Bitcoin Fund launched in New Zealand in September and is the first regulated investment ...

Brian Hartzer in new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
Former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has taken on a new role with a technology firm. He will chair the board of Reejig, an artificial intelligence human resources technology company. Hartzer currently also serves as chair of Beforepay, a Sydney-based ...

Investors fear impact of rising inflation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
Retail investors are concerned that inflation will have negative impacts on their portfolios but are split when it comes to making changes because of this, new research shows. Investment trading platform eToro's latest quarterly global Retail Investment ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Asset managers around the world are working hard to turn their investment strategies into measurable emissions reductions, but must be attuned to the risk of net zero washing, new research says. Morningstar's latest report, Asset Managers and Net ...

Westpac profit jumps 138%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
Westpac reported a whopping 138% jump in statutory profit to $5.5 billion in its full-year September 2021 results. The bank attributed the earnings jump to a combination of turning around impairment charges and growing its mortgages, institutional and ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
By most accounts, Jacinda Ardern's island has succeeded in combatting the coronavirus pandemic. As at October 26, worldometer.com data showed that New Zealand ranked among one of the countries in the world with the lowest case of COVID-19 infections ...

Sunsuper, QSuper merger legislation passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
The legislation that will see the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper through was passed this week. The Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Amendment) Bill 2021 was passed by the Queensland Parliament on October 26, enabling the merger. The bill ...

Financial services feels talent crunch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
According to SEEK data, the number of unemployed people to each job vacancy is at an all-time low and financial services specialist recruiter Kaizen has confirmed the industry is also suffering a dearth of talent. In its most recent quarterly update ...