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QIC appoints chief investment officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
QIC has appointed a new chief investment officer for its $58 billion state investments team, as the incumbent retires. Allison Hill succeeds Jim Christensen who is retiring after five years with the firm. Hill joined QIC in January 2018 after working ...

Fidelity moves into SMAs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Fidelity International has entered the managed accounts space with the launch of its first separately managed account (SMA) with an actively managed Australian equity model. The SMA is managed by Fidelity Australian Opportunities Fund portfolio manager ...

HESTA defines perfect merger partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
For any super funds eyeing the $64 billion industry fund as a potential merger partner, its chief investment officer has outlined the criteria they'd have to meet. Sonia Sawtell-Rickson appeared in a session at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Pinnacle distribution director exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
After more than six years in the role, Pinnacle Investment Management's director of distribution has left the business. Matt Dell finished up with Pinnacle on August 27, having first joined the firm in April 2015. Prior to that he spent close to seven ...

Financial adviser levy to drop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
The federal government has announced the ASIC levy paid by financial advisers will revert back to 2018/19 levels for the next two years, saving the sector at least $46 million. The levy will be restored to $1142 per adviser, as was charged in 2018/19 ...

Cbus changes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The industry superannuation fund has informed members the premiums they pay for death and total and permanent disablement cover is changing. Cbus has issued new premium prices across its manual, electech, non-manual and professional categories which ...

Funds management staff want remote work: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
Investment management professionals are demanding more flexibility in a post-COVID world, but many employers still need convincing, a new survey finds. The CFA Institute's survey into the future of work reveals that most men (80%) and women (87%) want ...

IMAP names award winners

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) announced the winners of its annual awards. Proton by Nucleus Wealth took out the award for Innovation which acknowledges the operation and process of managed accounts, adoption by advisers and licensees ...

AustralianSuper appoints head of equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
AustralianSuper has appointed a new head of equities, naming an executive who was recently promoted at the $225 billion super fund. Justin Pascoe, who's been serving as deputy head of equities since September 2020, has become the new equities lead. ...

Bravura appoints chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
Bravura Solutions promoted its global chief operating officer to chief executive as Tony Klim steps down. Nick Parsons joined Bravura as its chief technology officer in 2007. He has since been in senior management roles including business development ...