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'Tensions' identified between FAR and other requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
The chief executives of several superannuation funds sat down with ASIC and APRA for a roundtable to discuss key issues related to the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR). As part of the discussions, the super fund chiefs emphasised the importance ...

QIC hires institutional sales director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... regulations. Before that, Abercromby worked for 11 years at the New South Wales Treasury Corporation as an asset manager, leading mandate negotiations and investment transitions. Earlier in her career, she served as secretary of the investment Committee ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager ...

Bangarra Group awards real estate mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... third will be dedicated to affordable housing. London-based Fairway Capital has won the investment adviser and manager mandate to redevelop Crown Golf, Bangarra Group's real estate portfolio comprising eight major golf courses. The project aims to ...

FTX creditors await US$5bn distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX is set to pay out US$5 billion to creditors starting May 30. The proceeds will be distributed via the FTX Recovery Trust to eligible creditors either on BitGo or Kraken. This is the second round of distributions ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
New Zealand's NZ$50 billion no-fault accident compensation scheme has appointed a new investment chief amid scrutiny. The Accident Compensation Corporation has appointed David Iverson as chief investment officer of its NZ$50bn fund as the state ...

Analyst promotions: Frontier, Fidelity, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Frontier Advisors has announced the appointment of Jacqueline Darwis as an associate in the firm's real assets team. Darwis brings research and consulting experience in the property sector and joins Frontier from PPC Urban, where she carried out ...

Future Fund makes leadership appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
Future Fund has appointed a chief financial officer and chief risk officer, as well as a chief people, culture and inclusion officer. Nancy Collins is joining the Future Fund Management Agency from Swinburne University of Technology. There, she has ...

Third Link adds three underlying Aussie equity managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... $1.5 billion in funds under management. "We are thrilled to be part of the Third Link Growth Fund and support its dual mandate of returns and impact," Chester AM portfolio manager Rob Tucker said. "We are proud to contribute to a fund with such a meaningful ...

Channel Capital launches Apollo asset-backed credit trust in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... wholesale investors access to Apollo's asset-backed finance strategies. The strategy benefits from a "flexible" investment mandate and multiple origination channels, seeking consistent income backed by stable cashflows and protection through credit enhancement ...