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Yarra Capital adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... competing against strategies from PIMCO, Vanguard, iShares and Perpetual. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, 13 February in Sydney.

Global Financial Innovation Network launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... firms. ASIC is inviting fintechs to take part in the pilot cross border tests and submit an application before the 28 February 2019 deadline. Pilot tests will run for a six-month period starting from Q2 2019.

Industry fund appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... incumbent retires after 19 years on the board. AvSuper has elected Ben Firkins to chair its board of trustees, starting February 1. He replaces George Fishlock who announced his retirement in September after leading the board since 2003. Firkins has ...

Janus Henderson pulls out of Aussie equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... equities and fund manager Lee Mickelburough and portfolio manager Andrew Sutherland are likely to stay at least until February end, as the funds are wound down. The other three members of the Australian equities team are: James Drohan, Phan Tranh and ...

Mercer names new people and culture lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... large, geographically dispersed teams. Beattie left Mercer in December 2018, but remains as a consultant. She joined in February 2016 as diversity and inclusion practice leader after working as a strategy and engagement executive manager at the Australian ...

SMSF expert joins AMP board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... take a seat on AMP's board next month. Joining as a non-executive director, Slattery will begin her tenure at AMP on February 15. She left a non-executive director position at Centrepoint Alliance on 31 January 2019 to take up the role at AMP. Slattery ...

SuperConcepts names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... that Fenech would remain in the role until May 24; however she will now commence a new role in the insurance industry on February 28. Fenech has been appointed chief executive of medical indemnity and deputy group chief executive at Avant Mutual, a medical ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... getting his way - i.e. funding to build a wall. What he agreed to open would be shut again after three weeks - until 15 February - should Congress still refuse him wall money. After which, Trump would use his presidential might to declare building the ...

MLC drops wrap and super admin fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... and their advisers that we have listened to them, and we are changing," Lloyd said. Fee reductions Beginning next week (February 4), administration fees for MLC's retail Wrap Series 2 platforms will be halved to 0.15% per annum on balances between $200,000 ...

Avenir eyes insto investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... investors, barring a small institutional investor. It joined Challenger's multi-boutique arm Fidante Partners in February 2017, to leverage off its distribution and operation support. A few months later, in September, it made its fund accessible ...