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US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... whether the supplemental payments made by states into their pension funds will have a meaningful influence on the trajectory of plan funded status. Meanwhile, it was reported that there are no consistent practices for providing inflation protection to ...

Mirvac Group chair, chief executive step down

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
Mirvac Group will lose its chair John Mulcahy and chief executive Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, as both announce their plans to retire. Mulcahy, who previously stated he would leave the property group following the end of his three-year term, will officially ...

Nuveen hires APAC natural capital head

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
The appointment of Kristina Hermanson to head of natural capital for APAC and Africa demonstrates the global asset manager's commitment to further growth, it said. Based in Sydney, Hermanson's role will focus on growth in the region in farmland, timberland ...

AZ NGA appoints head of business improvement

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) welcomes Shannon Wood to the newly created role. Previously, Wood has held general manager, practice manager positions at several boutique financial planning businesses including Fruition Wealth and Bright Wealth. ...

Chief executives anticipate recession: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... to impact their strategies and supply chains over the next three years. In fact, 81% of chief executives have adjusted or plan to adjust their risk management procedures considering geopolitical risk. Notwithstanding prevailing economic and geopolitical ...

Mirae Asset grows Australian alternatives team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
Mirae Asset Global Investments (Mirae Asset) named James McGrath director of alternative investment to strengthen its venture capital capabilities. McGrath will work across Mirae Asset's alternatives investments portfolio which specialises in real estate ...

FPA seeks broader scope for CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
In its pre-budget submission, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has called on the federal government to broaden its proposed compensation scheme of last resort (CSLR) and to extend the ASIC levy freeze for advisers for another year. ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
According to the Preqin Future of Alternatives in 2027 report, fund managers are pivoting to retail investors as institutional fundraising slows. The report said that private capital fund managers have long tried to tap into the retail market, having ...

UBS launches philanthropic arm down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
The Australian expansion comes as UBS's philanthropic activities gather pace around the globe, with new initiatives in environmental, health, education and child protection issues. For more than two decades, the UBS Optimus Foundation has supported ...

Yarra Capital names portfolio manager to lead new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
Yarra Capital has appointed Australian equities portfolio manager David Acton to lead its first private market equity fund. Acton has more than 30 years of industry experience and joins from Rothschild & Co where he was a senior advisor. Before that ...