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BlackRock appoints new chief operating officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... product development. Earlier in her career, Telfer worked at King & Wood Mallesons and Blake Dawson. Head of BlackRock Australasia Andrew Landman commented: "I am pleased with Alison taking up these extended responsibilities and bringing her extensive ...

Listed fund manager plots expansion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
A $7.2 billion asset manager is planning the takeover of a large New Zealand real estate fund manager, as it eyes a future as a leading funds management platform in the Australasian region. Centuria Capital Group has launched a $174 million takeover ...

GQG Partners hires insto director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... advisory assets worldwide, as at 31 December 2019, with $4 billion of that representing 30 institutional investors around Australasia.

VFMC hires investment stewardship lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... and 2019. Williams has also previously served as a non-executive director for the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). She is a member of the Australian Sustainable Finance ...

Tech to topple banking: RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
Tech companies are poised to disrupt the dominant position of the big four banks on the financial system in the coming years. That's according to the RBA's head of financial stability Jonathan Kearns, who on Monday at the Australasian Finance and Banking ...

Ord Minnett chief resigns

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... board member of the Stockbroking Association of Australia and a senior fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
New research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has revealed Australian superannuation funds that engage in responsible investing are outperforming their peers. The report looked at one, three and five-year time frames and ...

Boomers show healthy ESG appetite

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... impact-related ESG investing options. Franklin Templeton's survey supports research by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, which found that impact investing has grown 72% from 2017-18 to hit $13.8 billion in assets. Franklin Templeton ...

Morningstar to cease in-house credit research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
Morningstar Australasia will cease in-house credit research, as it strikes an agreement with a rating house founded by its former credit analyst. BondAdviser, co-founded by Nick Yaxley, will take over Morningstar's coverage of ASX-listed hybrids ...

Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Best Super Fund for Young Members ANZ Smart Choice Super Best Value Insurance Equip MyFuture & Hannover Life Re of Australasia Best Insurance - High Risk Equip MyFuture & Hannover Life Re of Australasia Best Asset Consultant Frontier Advisors Outstanding ...