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VFMC appoints acting chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed its chief investment officer as acting chief executive while the search for a new leader continues. VFMC announced yesterday that chief executive Warren Lee has departed the corporation and ...

Aussie fintech partners with Alibaba

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... from Chinese suppliers. A separate fintech lender partnership has also been established between FundX and Collaborate Corporation (ASX:CL8). FundX is a recently launched startup backed by BlueChilli. It is a peer-to-peer invoice discounting and SME lending ...

Mercer appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... Limited, the Transport Accident Commission and YMCA Victoria. She was previously group general manager at Telstra Corporation and managing director of Balcombe Consulting. The appointment follows the recent Mercer internal promotion of Renee McGowan ...

Australian Unity strengthens Diversified Property Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... corporate office and warehouse facility. It is located in a tightly held industrial pocket and is leased to Regal Beloit Corporation until April 2022. The $15.1 million price tag reflects an initial yield of 7.6% and the acquisition adds to the strength ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Nikko Asset Management has downgraded its house view on global equities from overweight to neutral to reflect stock prices reaching what it believes to be fair value, particularly in the US. The global fund manager has been positive on stocks since ...

Kinetic Super appoints board director

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... She has held senior and executive positions at General Electric, Nine Network Australia, British Airways, Telstra Corporation, Colgate Palmolive and Unilever. Leonard is currently a non-executive director of Beyond Bank Australia and Racing Victoria. ...

SMSF Association farewells super shadow minister

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
The SMSF Association has paid tribute to federal politician Bernie Ripoll, who recently announced his resignation as Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Ripoll will be leaving politics at the next election and the SMSF Association ...

Macquarie announces new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... September 24. Warne is currently a non-executive director at the group, and also holds board positions at NSW Treasury Corporation, the Australian Office of Financial Management, ALE Property Group and OzForex Group. Warne was also a director at the ...

PROFILE: BlackRock head of corporate governance Pru Bennett

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
On a quiet afternoon in 2000, Pru Bennett was sitting with the three other partners of proxy advisory firm Corporate Governance International, wondering how they were going to jumpstart the business. "Gee," she remembers thinking, "We just need a few ...

AvSuper to expand in-house investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
AvSuper has appointed a former executive of the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) to build out its in-house investment team. Sue Field joined AvSuper in July 2015 and she will also be responsible for monitoring and managing the members' ...