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Russell reshuffles implementation business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Russell Investments has appointed John Venardos to head its implementation services business in the Australasian region. Beginning in his new role in Sydney on 18 June, Venardos replaces Daniel Birch, who will shift across to join Russell's Australian ...

Bring on compulsory annuities, says Deloitte partner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The government should introduce compulsory deferred lifetime annuities as a way of insuring against longevity risk, Deloitte's lead superannuation advisory partner Russell Mason has said. Speaking about the future of superannuation at Russell Investments' ...

New infrastructure fund for SMSFs launches

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
A new fund dedicated to providing self-managed super funds and high net worth investors with access to unlisted infrastructure has been launched. Chaired by Pacific Hydro director Geoff Coffey, the Infrastructure Partners Investment Fund (IPIF) is a ...

What is the future of transition management?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
The recent departure of J.P. Morgan from the transition management space - following the departure of Credit Suisse, BNY Mellon and Convergex - has brought the future of this under-the-radar industry into question. The departure of these four players ...

SSFS appoints general manager to drive expansion

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... He has also held senior positions in institutional sales and business development at BT Funds Management and Russell Investment Group.

Russell after-tax director resurfaces at Parametric

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
Eaton Vance affiliate, portfolio management solutions business Parametric has appointed a former Russell Investments (Russell) director to role of director of research and after-tax solutions for Australia. Raewyn Williams has spent the last four years ...

Planners not meeting SMSF trustee demands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Financial planners still have a long way to go to meet the needs of self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees, a new report has shown. The research, conducted by CoreData and jointly issued by the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) and ...

FEAL names CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL), the industry body representing the executive branch of the superannuation industry, has appointed Joanna Davison as its new chief executive. Davison has held the position of acting chief executive since November ...

Ibbotson appoints regional CIO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... Group, and before that, head of Investment Specialists, Listed Assets. He previously spent seven years with Russell Investment Group, as director of Consulting - Asia-Pacific and ultimately as director of Investment Strategy. His experience in the United ...

LGS appoints former CFS GAM exec to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed former CFS Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) regional managing director Joanna Davison as a board director. LGS said that Davison, who is currently acting chief executive of Fund Executives Association Ltd ...