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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
... the team. Her research, modelling and consulting background will be a valuable asset across both our property research program and client advisory workDarwis will join the asset consultant later this month, focusing on investment and manager research. ...

Former Qualitas duo launch funds management shop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... apartment and mixed-use developers are bringing construction in-house, launching their own building arms to regain cost and program control amid contractor failures and escalating labour costs. Industry commentary refers to this as a "strategic delivery ...

ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... certification from Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) under the Responsible Investment Certification Program for this option."

Mercer Super recruits whistleblower as risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... history. "In football parlance, we are halfway through the first quarter of what is a significant uplift and transformation program. Task number one for me will be to build the best Line 2 risk team in the superannuation industry," he said. "If you are ...

Macquarie reprimanded again for derivatives compliance failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
ASIC is again taking action against Macquarie Bank for "multiple and significant compliance failures" relating to its futures-dealing business and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting. The failures have been undetected for many years ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
Rest has disclosed the existence of 'Project Scarlet,' an internal program that the fund's carried out over the past 18 months to improve its death benefit claims processes. A spokesperson for the $93 billion super fund said the program ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The Coalition has confirmed that it plans to make paying superannuation on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leav e (PPL) optional for working mothers, as a $158 million budget saving measure. The Coalition's election costings revealed several cost-saving ...

Escala launches alternatives platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... capability is critical because it enables the building, management and maintenance of an entire alternative investment program while eliminating operational and administrative complexities. "This will enhance the workflows of our chief investment officer ...

Datt Capital sets in motion Koonenberry Gold board spill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... benefits. "The vesting terms are inappropriate for a company with a confirmed, significant gold discovery and pending drill program results," Datt Capital chief investment officer Emanuel Datt said. "Rather than being linked to fundamental value creation ...