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Fidelity appoints sales manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
Fidelity has appointed a regional sales manager, working with financial advisers in Queensland. Benjamin Lucas has joined in the role, coming from Challenger where he was a business development manager for the last four years. Lucas will be based in ...

Super Guarantee increases now ironclad

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
The super industry has welcomed the Prime Minister's re-election promise that a Coalition government will lift the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% as legislated. The Prime Minister has said he "stands by" the currently legislated 12% increase and ...

Industry pans early release superannuation policy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
The Morrison government's re-election Hail Mary policy to allow early superannuation withdrawals to be used for house deposits has been widely condemned. A joint media release between Scott Morrison, Michael Sukkar and Jane Hume boldly proclaimed that ...

Schroders hires investment director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
A new investment director has joined Schroders' equities product team, tasked with accelerating its biodiversity strategy and SMA development. Anne-Sophie Williams joins from BlackRock where she has spent the last four years as an active equities product ...

NGS to reduce emissions 35% in three years

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
The super fund is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 35% by 2025 en route to its 2030 net carbon zero target. "We have set this very aggressive target of 2030 to decarbonise the portfolio, and we are much more confident at this point in time that ...

Commonwealth Bank makes raft of new appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
Eight people across institutional banking and markets have been promoted to the level of managing director at Commonwealth Bank. CBA's group executive of institutional banking and markets Andrew Hinchliff made the announcement in an internal meeting. ...

Future Super strengthens investments team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
The ethical superannuation fund has appointed a chief investment officer, while also hiring an executive director of investments from MLC Asset Management. Ed Tomlinson has been appointed chief investment officer at Future Super, following its acquisition ...

First crypto ETFs launch on Cboe Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
Finally, after several years of regulatory negotiation, ETF Securities and Cosmos Asset Management have launched cryptocurrency ETFs on Cboe Australia. In a statement, Cboe said ETFs are the first to offer Australian investors with direct, regulated ...

GuildSuper overhauls MyMix option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
After receiving member feedback that its MyMix investment menu needed to be simplified, GuildSuper has done just that - closing five of its investment options and updating fees. From June 14, GuildSuper will permanently close the high growth, conservative ...

PIMCO selects new head of local business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
PIMCO has announced Samuel Watkins as executive vice president and head of business for Australia and New Zealand. Watkins will have local oversight of business management functions and report to the head of Asia-Pacific Alec Kersman. In this role ...