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Maple-Brown Abbott veteran leaves after 27 years

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
After almost three decades at the investment firm, head of Asia Pacific equities Geoff Bazzan has announced his retirement. "I have made the difficult decision to leave the business, and will transition out over the next several months, finishing on ...

Former association leads push for merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
In an open letter to their respective members, former chief executives, chairs and presidents of the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia have unanimously recommended the merger go ahead. In the coming ...

IFM Investors buys biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
IFM Investors acquired a majority stake in a US-based biogas company, but global head of infrastructure Kyle Mangini says it's not about driving an ESG outcome. The purchase of GreenGasUSA is part of IFM Investor's IFM Net Zero Infrastructure ...

Stafford Capital Partners launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
Stafford Capital Partners has launched its fifth Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund (SISF V). The fund has a $2 billion target and seeks to provide access to a diversified global infrastructure portfolio, with core infrastructure risk predominately ...

WTW combines Australasia, Asia operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
Willis Towers Watson will combine its Australasia and Asia businesses, appointing a head of Asia Pacific to lead it. Announcing the move, the consultant said the creation of a single APAC business will help unlock potential synergies across markets ...

Gender diversity in investment management slightly improving: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Frontier's latest analysis on gender diversity in investment roles shows that some progress has been made since its study on the same topic in 2018. According to the report, titled, Diversity inclusive not intrusive, the number of Frontier-rated ...

Fixed interest themes you can't ignore: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
At the Janus Henderson 2023 outlook event, it was said there are three macro themes investors should bear in mind for the year ahead. Janus Henderson's foremost macro themes to consider include the world's alignment into trading blocs, nationalisation ...

Delayed reforms put pensioners at risk: OECD

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
The OECD Pensions Outlook 2022 says that continuing with reforms to asset-backed pension arrangements is essential to improving retirement outcomes and the sustainability of retirement incomes, thereby building more inclusive pension systems. While ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
One of Sam Sicilia's pet themes is that the forces of technology are deflationary, and they will inevitably kick in to be a dominant influence. The Hostplus investment chief has been on this tear for some time and hasn't changed his mind despite ...

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) says its new sustainable growth fund has been designed to remove barriers to investing sustainably. The product, Thrive+, was developed after CFS commissioned a study of nearly 5000 Australians and found that of the respondents ...