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Superhero raise takes it across the ditch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... priority market for us and we're working hard to launch across the ditch in the coming months," he said. This month, Superhero made the ProShares Bitcoin ETF available to Australian investors shortly after it listed in the US. Superhero users can deposit ...

Commonwealth Financial Planning to shutter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... offloading the business to AIA. CBA first sold CommInsure Life to AIA in 2019 and received a total of $2.3 billion of proceeds made up of $2.1 billion in cash and $240 million in dividends payments.

Two senior leaders exit Iress

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... South Africa Kelly Fisk will act in the role of chief communications and marketing officer until a permanent appointment is made. Commenting on the departures, Iress chief executive Andrew Walsh said Blomfield has played an important role in improving ...

HESTA pushes for net zero legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... first-hand, the barriers to deploying long-term capital domestically. Over the past decade the lack of a clear road map has made it difficult for investors and companies to set long term transition strategies with confidence," she said. In 2020, HESTA ...

Fed to ban policymakers stock, bond trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... Rosengren and Dallas Federal Reserve president Robert Kaplan both faced public scrutiny in recent months over stock trades made during the pandemic. Rosengren retired on September 27 citing health reasons, while Kaplan resigned the same day and said ...

Pinnacle backs investment platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management has made a $3 million cornerstone investment in OpenInvest. Melbourne-based fintech OpenInvest said it will use the funding to increase staff numbers to continue the roll out of its investment administration technology ...

IOOF to adopt new name, brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... process involved conducting focus groups and scouring internal and external research to ensure a data-driven decision was made. "Marketing is as much art as it is science," Mota said. It marks the natural next step for IOOF, he said, reinforcing the ...

Octopus Investments bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
Octopus Investments, an energy asset manager, has made several appointments after recently surpassing $1 billion in assets under management. On the sales side the firm recently appointed Tim Kok to head of institutional product. Kok was previously an ...

Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The quality of Australia's superannuation system made marginal improvements and scored highly for its integrity and sustainability, according to a global study. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index this year graded Australia a B+, slightly ...

CountPlus to acquire Challenger SMSF business

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... its SMSF offering after finalising terms to acquire Accurium from Challenger. CountPlus will pay $9 million for Accurium made up of cash and a debt facility. It will hold an 85% shareholding with the remaining 15% will be held by Accurium's key management ...