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New local lead for Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
Morningstar's Australia and New Zealand business will soon have a new managing director, with Jamie Wickham to leave at the end of the month. Wickham has been with Morningstar since 2006 when it took over Aspect Huntley. He held several senior roles ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Facing dodgy dates, ticking biological clocks and an endless procession of nosey family members asking after their private life, single women have plenty on their plates - and all with a serve of financial disadvantage on the side. Global statistics ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
A panel on the impacts of climate change has heard how, as ESG approaches evolve, super funds must be conscious of their competency in the space and have processes for measuring it. Appearing at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, UTS Institute ...

HUB24 launches new ESG ratings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
HUB24 has launched additional ESG ratings on its platform, following a collaboration with Morningstar and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). The new functionality provides advisers with access to "data-driven insights" and reporting ...

Sri Lanka announces bankruptcy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Sri Lanka's debt-laden economy has collapsed, and its newly elected prime minister has announced bankruptcy as the island nation suffers its worst financial crisis in decades. Due to the crisis, the country has seen severe shortages of necessities like ...

Mercy Super awards group insurance mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
Mercy Super has appointed a new group insurer, with the mandate effective August 1. Following a competitive tender process, Zurich has been mandated to provide cover to the $1.5 billion fund's 13,000 members. In naming Zurich as its insurance partner ...

Zurich expands group insurance leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Zurich Life & Investments will soon welcome its first head of digital and member engagement within the group insurance team, hiring from Aware Super. Ahmad Racheha has been appointed to the newly created role at Zurich, effective next month. Racheha ...

WAM to acquire two LICs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
... other listed investment companies in a bid to take its market capitalisation to $2.3 billion. Westoz Investment Company (ASX: WIC) and Ozgrowth (ASX: OZG) have entered into an agreement with WAM to merge under separate transactions. WAM is proposing ...

Morningstar appoints head of business development

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
Morningstar Australia has announced the appointment of Peter Bryant as the head of business development for Australia and New Zealand. Bryant will join Morningstar in mid-January and will lead the Morningstar sales team responsible for data, research ...

New leadership at Zurich Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
Zurich Life & Investments has made three senior leadership appointments to its group insurance team. Francis Burgess will join Zurich Life & Investments in the newly created role of head of pricing, group insurance. He joins from TAL, where he was head ...