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AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't expected to see its big breakthrough this year. Nevertheless, expectations for returns on capital are at their highest since the pandemic, according to Fidelity International's 2025 analyst survey. AI is expected to ...

Super moves: Aware Super, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... with the appointment of Mathew Bennet as senior analyst responsible investment role to the $53 billion fund following the merger with Spirit Super. Bennet joined from Cbus where he spent four years in a similar role previous roles include investment ...

Australian Retirement Trust, Qantas Super set merger date

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has signed a Successor Fund Transfer Deed (SFT) with Qantas Super to progress its merger, scheduled to complete on 29 March 2025. ART chief executive David Anderson said the merger completion will deliver benefits to ...

Lifespan Financial Planning names head of research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... strategies and portfolio solutions. Holliday most recently served as head of research services at Entireti - formed through the merger of Australian Unity Personal Financial Services and Fortum Private Wealth - a role he has held for over seven years. ...

MLC Life names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... significant change for our business." He added that's he's delighted to have Ammon join the leadership team ahead of the planned merger with Resolution Life Australia, as announced in December 2024. Upon merging, the combined entity will be known as ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
MLC Life Insurance has hired an integration specialist to execute its merger with Resolution Life Australasia to create the country's third-largest life insurer. As the general manager of integration, Peter Moutsatsos will lead a dedicated team ...

Frontier hires new real assets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
Frontier Advisors has added a former Westbourne Capital executive to head up its real assets team. The investment consulting firm has tasked Lucy Minichiello with leading a dedicated team of eight infrastructure and property specialists and further ...

Westpac names new chief executive of wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
Westpac has appointed Paul Fowler to the role of chief executive, business and wealth, to take over the role from the acting chief executive mid-year. Westpac said Fowler is an exceptional leader in financial services and brings a career spanning more ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... the Christmas break. "I've had a wonderful seven years at Christian Super and then Australian Ethical following the merger, and I'm very thankful for the opportunity to serve and lead in both organisations," he said. "However, I'm now excited ...

Government to streamline financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... complements our other efforts to better target regulation across the economy, including through the biggest overhaul to merger settings in 50 years and our changes to strengthen and streamline the foreign investment regime." The consultation paper seeks ...