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Former Challenger executive joins ASX board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
The ASX has announced the appointment of a new non-executive director. Robert Woods joins the board with effect from 1 January 2020 and will stand for election at the ASX's general meeting at the end of September this year. "The Board and I are ...

CBA ramps up blockchain

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Commonwealth Bank is close to completing more blockchain projects, after it delivered the world's first blockchain bond with World Bank in August. Speaking at SIBOS, Sophie Gilder who is CBA's head of experimentation and commercialisation for ...

JCP appoints executive chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... business strategy. He has worked in the funds management industry for more than 35 years. Most recently, he was NSW Treasury Corp's general manager of investments for its $80 billion in assets from June 2015 to April 2017. Prior to this, he was in a ...

LIC invests in crypto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
A listed investment company has secured a 25% stake in a cryptocurrency issuance platform. First Growth Funds (FGF) invested US$285,000 in FutureICO, an initial coin offering platform that helps companies to issue tokens and digital currency. As part ...

Aussie instos back world-first blockchain bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
Seven institutional investors have backed the world's first blockchain bond developed by Commonwealth Bank and the World Bank. First State Super, NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp), Treasury Corporation of Victoria, CBA, QBE and SAFA signed on as ...

Funds management veteran joins First State Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
First State Super appointed a funds management veteran to its investment committee which oversees $90 billion in retirement savings. Michael Cole is the first non-trustee to join First State Super Trustee Corporation. He currently serves as chair of ...

Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
QSuper and TCorp believe sequential investment models at large asset owners are past their used-by date and investment committees must be delegating day-to-day investment decisions. The two institutional investors use what is known as the total portfolio ...

Leadership shuffle at State Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
State Super recently introduced its new executive lineup, promoting several senior staff internally. Joining the fund in August 2015 as head of unlisted assets and alternatives, Richard Hedley becomes chief investment officer. With more than 20 years' ...

TCorp confirms new custodian

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
The NSW Government will save $80 million by appointing Australia's largest custodian to the pooled investment funds of three government agencies. Following a competitive tender process, J.P. Morgan will provide custodial services for the recently merged ...

OneVue appoints TCorp exec

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
OneVue has appointed a new non-executive director to its board. Former chief executive of NSW Treasury Corporation (NSW TCorp) Stephen Knight has been appointed to the OneVue board, effective immediately. Knight has over 30 years' experience in the ...