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Ord Minnett nabs UBS operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... smooth operations of the Ord Minnett group. Beavis joins from UBS, where he spent 12 months in operations roles within the Swiss bank's wealth management division. He previously held a director-level position in alternative investments operations ...

GAM nabs Janus Henderson equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
Swiss fund manager GAM Investments has brought in a new team to run its flagship European funds in a move that signals renewed institutional interest in European markets. GAM has appointed a European equities team from Janus Henderson to manage its ...

Swiss fund manager expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Swiss investment firm Youngtimers AG has expanded in the region with the acquisition of Sydney-based Richmond Funds Management (RFM). Youngtimers is set to acquire RFM, which has more than $200 million in assets under management (AUM) from Senry Holdings. ...

GAM boosts local sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... targeting high-growth franchises and an evergreen late-stage private equity fund managed by Liberty Street Advisors. The Swiss asset manager provides local access to a strong range of innovative, outstanding and differentiated investment products supported ...

GAM hires new local lead from Bennelong

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... strategies offer exceptional opportunities for clients to diversify their portfolios amid macroeconomic changes," he said. The Swiss investment manager said its new alternative products are receiving strong client interest including an evergreen late-stage ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... having worked across insurance, institutional banking, and superannuation. She is currently a non-executive director of Swiss Re (Life & Health and Property & Casualty) and Australian Philanthropic Services (APS). Swinhoe recently stepped down as chair ...

AIA Australia names head of wellbeing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... at EMLife and Rehab Management and was most recently the head of strategy and insight global underwriting and claims at Swiss Re for six months. Hartley is also a board director of the Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims Association (ALUCA). Speaking ...

Resolution Life Australasia adds to partnerships, product team

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... years of experience in the life insurance, reinsurance, and superannuation industries. He's held senior roles with MetLife, Swiss Re, CommInsure and Colonial First State. Resolution Life said he will spearhead consumers' access to modern and sustainable ...

UBS institutional client coverage lead departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... the firm. Drew Fowler, who has run institutional coverage for four years, confirmed his departure. Fowler started with the Swiss giant's Australian asset management business as a national sales manager in 2007. He started his career as an account director ...

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... increase in interest rates, it was a natural shift as the asset class became sufficiently interesting to deploy capital," a Swiss family office head reported. However, family offices still hold the most in developed market equities, making up almost ...