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Super funds back space travel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Several industry superannuation funds are helping fuel the mission of a spacecraft technology start-up that is due to orbit into space in 2022. HESTA, Hostplus and NGS Super are part of a consortium backing Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies. ...

Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
As values soar, Australians are entering the property market up to five years sooner due to government homebuyer schemes, research shows. Commonwealth Bank data shows customers have bought property on an average of 4.78 years faster using the First ...

Capital Group hires T.Rowe Price executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Capital Group has hired from T.Rowe Price for the newly created role of head of Australia client group. Murray Brewer joins from T.Rowe Price where he was director, country head of distribution, Australia and New Zealand. He departed at the end of 2020 ...

AIA appoints head of strategic partnerships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The life insurer has hired a head of strategic partnerships, who will be responsible for its master trust clients. Harumi Hancox has worked in group insurance for 25 years, most recently as the head of group life consulting services at IFS Insurance ...

SG Hiscock introduces medical tech fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... SG Hiscock Medical Technology Fund aims to provide long-term capital growth via a portfolio of innovative companies and start-ups focused on improving global health. It will typically hold between 40 and 60 investments, both listed and unlisted, from ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... for a 30,000 gain and more than offsetting the 30,600 lost in the previous month and was 1.0% more in May 2021 than the start of the pandemic. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.1% in May - the seventh straight month of decline -- from 5.5% in April ...

Millennials to reap super reform rewards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... for those who withdrew their super early last year to deal with the pandemic and cover basic expenses, now is the time to start making up some lost ground by using these contributions to replenish their super and rebuild their nest eggs," she said. The ...

Pendal appoints head of product

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Pendal Group has hired GAM Investments' former head of business operations for Asia Pacific as its new head of product. David Harris started in the role on Monday. Harris has direct ownership and accountability of Pendal's product lifecycle ...

AMP board adds former banking chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... and wealth environment, as well as his broad sector experience as a non-executive director, including innovative fintech start-ups and across government, will be invaluable," she said.

Channel Capital adds Cayman director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
The Sydney multi-boutique has appointed a director to its Cayman Islands business. Channel Capital Cayman appointed Craig Brenton as a director, focused on governance. Brenton was most recently the head of fund services at Catalyst Fund Administration ...