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QBE appoints local chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
The ASX-listed insurer has hired Westpac's managing director for insurance as its new chief executive for Australia and Pacific division. Sue Houghton will join QBE in the Sydney-based role in August. Houghton is currently Westpac's managing director ...

Waste key to economic recovery: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... government partners to shape a circular economy strategy for Australia to address fundamental environmental issues and foster regional employment. "Our traditional 'take-make-dispose' consumption pattern is hitting two walls: ever-more-expensive ...

EQT wins endowment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... families in Australia. The $18 million OzChild endowment fund is committed to improving the lives of at-risk children through foster care and kinship care support. OzChild chief executive Lisa Griffiths said the mandate was awarded due to EQT's expertise ...

Former HESTA chair joins Assemble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
Build-to-rent developer Assemble announced a newly formed board with a former HESTA chair appointed as independent chair. Two AustralianSuper executives have also joined the board. Angela Emslie will take on the role with the new-look board also comprising ...

Former Socceroo joins Crescent Foundation board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... organisation backed by Islamic superannuation fund Crescent Wealth has appointed a former Socceroo player to its board. Craig Foster played for the Socceroos for four years and was chief football analyst at SBS for 18 years. In addition, he is an adjunct ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... annual reports and public policies, UNPRI said. "Some of our leading signatories also apply a variety of instruments to foster board and management-level competency on climate issues and link their KPIs and remuneration to climate-related targets, making ...

Ardea IM announces research partnership

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... Investment Management has partnered with the University of Technology Sydney to create the program, which it hopes will foster "innovative and impactful academic research to advance knowledge in finance". The Ardea + UTS Academic Program will see the ...

AIST veteran tenders resignation

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
An Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees executive has announced her departure after more than 15 years with the organisation. Maryann Mannix-White, who had most recently served as AIST's chief membership officer, has tendered her resignation ...

US pension funds form trading alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... members in making the financing market more efficient and effective," he said. "We see GPFA as a central connection point to foster collaboration and information sharing within the buy-side community." The GPFA is expanding its membership to other global ...

Media Super names chief operating officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... processes and services across the organization and was an administration services coordinator at Mercer, administering the Foster's Group super fund. Van der Heyde started her career in superannuation at UniSuper as an account executive. The appointment ...