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VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
VanEck will list a global defence exchange-traded fund (ETF) this Thursday on the ASX. The VanEck Global Defence ETF (ASX: DFND) will offer exposure to a portfolio of companies across sectors such as aerospace and defence, and electronics equipment ...

Funds SA exec jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
Tony Keenan has left the $43 billion investment corporation after a seven-year stint as executive manager of corporate engagement. Keenan left the organisation in August and was a core member of Funds SA's close-knit leadership team. Keenan plans ...

NGS Super names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
Following a revision of its constitution, NGS Super will welcome its first independent chair in 2025. The industry fund, which caters to education professionals, has revised its constitution to allow for the inclusion of independent directors on its ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
The legislation that will ensure superannuation is paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave was tabled today, with the super industry calling for its swift passage. The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The ASX-listed companies have poured $80 million into a new Australian carbon credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit ...

First Sentier farewells senior portfolio manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
First Sentier Investors' high-profile small companies team has lost one of its longest-serving members. The small and mid-cap fund group led by Dawn Kanelleas has farewelled senior portfolio manager Pavlos Totsis. Totsis - along with Kanelleas and ...

BlackRock names Asia Pacific operations chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
BlackRock named Tomoko Ueda as chief operating officer for its Asia Pacific business, succeeding James Raby who will become global head of compliance. Ueda has been with BlackRock since 2022 when she joined as head of corporate strategy and development ...

Global X loses another senior talent

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
Global X ETFs head of portfolio management Cliff Man will exit the firm later this month, after an almost 11-year stint. Mann joined ETF Securities in Hong Kong before transitioning to the Australian business in 2016. Global X said he was instrumental ...

Global X chief to step down

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Global X ETFs Australia chief executive Evan Metcalf will step down from his role at the end of October after a decade with the firm. During the transition period, chief operating officer Oliver Reynolds and head of sales Manny Damianakis will oversee ...

Insight Investment appoints distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Global asset manager Insight Investment has named a new distribution lead for its local operations. Amy Clements was promoted to head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand this month after spending more than five years as an investment specialist. ...