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Westpac profit climbs, executive leaves

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... $3.4 billion. The bank attributed the substantial increase in net profit to the impairment charges of $2.2 billion in the first half of 2020 while recording impairment charges of just $372 million for the first half of 2021. "First half earnings were ...

First Sentier launches ESG debt strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
First Sentier Investors is leveraging MUFG Bank's strengths in ESG financing for a new private debt capability that will initially focus on providing loans to the renewable energy sector. Officially launching today, First Sentier's sustainable ...

Raiz acquires superannuation platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... property to its asset mix in superannuation and outside it, and operational and growth synergies. "This acquisition, the first in our five-year history, marks an important milestone for the group by demonstrating organic growth is not our only option ...

Former AMP Capital managing director joins Ignition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... was based in Tokyo for four years as AMP Capital's managing director for Asia Pacific before leaving in December 2020, as first reported by Financial Standard. Prior to this he was executive director, head of distribution & sales, equities and retail ...

HESTA hires former Vanguard head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... external management. Howard added that he looks forward to joining the fund. "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we've witnessed first-hand the critical role health care providers play within our community. I'm thrilled to be joining HESTA and to have ...

Westpac earnings take hit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... policy has been applied from 1 October 2020 and will see the group expense a higher portion of its investment spending from first half 2021," Westpac said in a statement. Westpac noted the businesses in its Specialist Businesses division: Vendor Finance ...

Foreign capital driving property market: RCA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... sellers. "I am so honoured and excited to be a part of this significant milestone in RCA's 20-year history by spearheading the first location outside of the USA that exists to serve a single domestic focused market," RCA regional director for Australia ...

Value managers fight back: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
Value fund managers made a highly anticipated comeback in the first quarter of 2021, Mercer's latest analysis of Australian equities performance shows. In the year to March 2021, the Australian Shares Investment Manager Performance Survey revealed ...

Nuveen APAC lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... and Asia Pacific real estate business, managing director Nick Evans has left the firm, Nuveen confirmed in a statement. He first joined the firm in early 2019 as head of Australian real estate. Before that, Evans was the head of Australia at TIAA Henderson ...

AMP names new chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... seven years as deputy chief executive and group executive wealth Australia, overseeing the sale of the business in 2018. She first joined ANZ as global managing director - insurance - ANZ Wealth. George was previously at ING Insurance and oversaw IT ...