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ACCI calls for end to super in awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... members - without the support of their employer groups. ACCI members include the Australian Hotels Association, which appoints trustees to the board of HOSTPLUS, and the Master Builders Association, which appoints trustees to the Cbus board. However ...

Australian Ethical appoints portfolio manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Australian Ethical has appointed a portfolio manager for its $277 million Australian Ethical Larger Companies Trust. Mason Willoughby-Thomas has been an analyst at Australian Ethical for the last two years and prior to that he was at ING Investment ...

Vision Super appoints first independent director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
Vision Super has appointed its first independent director in the shape of former NAB executive Joanne Dawson. Vision Super chief executive Stephen Rowe said: "The board reflected on the environment and the debate about independent directors, and saw ...

ASX appoints Roche as a director

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The ASX has appointed Damian Roche to the board of directors as a non-executive director effective August 1st. Roche has over 20 years' experience in the global investment banks and was formerly a member of the global corporate and investment bank operating ...

Mercer appoints two independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Mercer has appointed three new directors to its Australian entity boards, including two new independent non-executive directors. Melissa Babbage will join the Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (MIAL) board, while Jan Swinhoe will join both the ...

Certitude appoints new regional manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Global asset manager Certitude Global Investments has appointed Michael Akele to the newly created role of Northern regional manager (NSW/QLD) and New Zealand. Akele was appointed from within the Certitude ranks, previously serving as state manager ...

US manager appoints Breakwater to bring funds to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
US-based investment firm Voya Investment Management is entering the Australian institutional market via a distribution partnership with local marketing and advisory firm Breakwater Advisory. Voya IM, formerly known as ING U.S. Investment Management ...

AXA IM appoints Asia Pacific head

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has appointed Simon Flood to replace Jean-Pierre Leoni as head of its Asia Pacific business. Leoni is returning to his native France after four years in Asia. He will lead AXA IM's client management group. Based in Hong ...

BetaShares appoints AFR columnist as chief economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has appointed economics commentator David Bassanese to the newly-created role of chief economist. Bassanese spent several years in the financial markets as a senior economist and interest rate strategist ...

Mercer appoints research manager from Count

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
Former Count senior research executive Brendan Irwin has been appointed to the role of research manager within Mercer's financial advice business. In this role, which he began on 7 July, Irwin will be focused on investment research, a Mercer spokesperson ...