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Industry fund appoints chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
A $30 billion superannuation fund will welcome a new chief investment officer next month, nabbing another industry fund's deputy investments lead. Hostplus' Andrew Howard is set to take on the top investments job at Equip and Catholic Super, effective ...

Charter Hall Direct bolsters distribution team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
Charter Hall's unlisted property funds division has appointed distribution managers for almost every state and territory. Renee Oldfield joined as state distribution manager for Western Australia and South Australia from Acure Asset Management where ...

Tiger Global to launch technology fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
The US-based hedge fund is gearing up to introduce a technology fund for local wholesale and sophisticated investors. The Global Technology Fund XV, a special purpose vehicle, will invest directly in Tiger Global Private Investment Partners XV, known ...

Asendium partners with licensee support firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Asendium has joined forces with a licensee support firm that has more than 70 AFS Licensees nationwide. My Dealer Services is using the financial advice technology firm's software to develop compliant advice. Advisers will be able to generate in-house ...

AMP reduces super fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Members of AMP's super products will see savings across both administration and investment fees from October, with some set to make significant savings. As a result of consolidating its superannuation products from 11 to three, AMP's MySuper ...

William Buck merges with sixth firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
A Melbourne-based advisory firm has merged with William Buck as the latter continues its aggressive expansion strategy. BR Wellington is an accounting and business advisory firm and will rebrand as part of William Buck Australia and New Zealand. All ...

Apollo expands in Australia, acquires fund manager stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Apollo Global Management announced it will take a 50% stake in an Australian commercial real estate fund manager. New York Stock Exchange-listed Apollo will become part owner of Melbourne-based MaxCap Group but did not disclose how much it paid for ...

Equip strengthens executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Industry super fund Equip is adding to its executive lineup, appointing an executive officer of growth and employer relations. Previously head of growth, Charlie Yanni has been promoted to the executive team. Similar to his prior role, in the new position ...

AMP flags recovery, profit jumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
AMP's 57% year-on-year jump in its half-year profit shows positive signs of recovery but it's still a far cry from the company it was four years ago. In the six months to June, the group's underlying net profit after tax hit $181 million ...

Abrdn acquires robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The Scottish wealth management firm is purchasing Exo Investing from Nucoro and will produce a digital wealth management app with AI capabilities. The acquisition will help Abrdn develop an industry-leading technology solution for investors powered ...