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VFMC wraps up leadership changes

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... works in the absolute returns team as a senior portfolio manager. Arriving in 2009, this is his second stint at the $92 billion quasi-sovereign wealth as he worked there between 1994 and 1996. Both leads will report to Aarons in his capacity as head ...

Canadian pension fund names new CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... appointed chief investment officer of PSP Investments. From early next month, he will oversee the manager's C$265 billion ($380 billion) portfolio design, overall investment strategy and treasury function. Charbonneau replaces Alexandre Roy, a senior ...

Orbis recruits investment specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Orbis Investments, the contrarian equity manager with $62 billion assets under management, has hired an investment specialist to work with its local client team. Based in Melbourne, Werner du Preez will oversee Orbis' relationships with research ...

Workplace expert joins Aware Super in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... Super has appointed Breckon Jones to the newly created role of head of growth, talent, and reward. Jones joins the $190 billion superannuation fund from iCare NSW, which manages the insurance and care services to the people, businesses and communities ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... as global chief executive of the Fred Hollows Foundation. Piper confirmed his departure, saying he finished at the $13 billion fund before the Christmas break. "I've had a wonderful seven years at Christian Super and then Australian Ethical following ...

Perpetual delivers 'mixed' performance in Q2

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Perpetual has seen assets under management (AUM) rise 3.6% to $230.2 billion in the second quarter to December 2024, but also sustained outflows of $3.8 billion and negative market movements amounting to $4.1 billion. Perpetual chief executive Bernard ...

Franklin Templeton folds Martin Currie into affiliates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
Franklin Templeton announced it will fold Martin Currie, the US$17.9 billion fund manager, into its other brands, ClearBridge Investments and Franklin Equity Group. Martin Currie's Australia, UK, and global emerging markets investment and sustainability ...

K2 appoints chief executive, wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... operates three businesses: RE and trustee services, funds management and advisory, and listed funds and ETFs. It had $4.4 billion in assets under management at the end of the 2024 financial year. Neal added that the long-term profitability of K2, including ...

AustralianSuper welcomes AI tech competition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... onto the artificial intelligence (AI) scene, wiping $1 trillion off chip maker Nvidia. AustralianSuper holds around $2 billion of Nvidia shares in its balanced option, but chief executive Paul Schroder said competition in the space is "positive". "Somebody ...

Milford Asset Management names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... transition of leadership." Founded in 2003, Milford is one of New Zealand's most successful fund managers, with more than $22 billion in assets under management.