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MLC names head of retail distribution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... and sales leadership and we are pleased to have someone of his calibre join MLC," she said. Keenan started with MLC this week. Prior to joining Robeco in 2018, Keenan was the head of private banking distribution at Blackrock. Earlier in his career, Keenan ...

FEAL executive of the year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The Fund Executive Association Limited's Fund Executive of the Year was awarded at an intimate dinner in Sydney this week. UniSuper chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan has been recognised for his contribution to digital innovation, corporate strategy ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... halting indoor restaurant service... North Dakota joining 35 other states over the weekend in mandating masks and Iowa this week requiring them in certain circumstances." While recent reports note that US president-elect Joe Biden favour targeted measures ...

Link hires from QSuper, NAB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... solutions. Link Group has confirmed the appointment of Ross McCormack as general manager for AustralianSuper, commencing this week. He will lead, drive and own the strategic engagement and relationship for AustralianSuper for Link Group, ensuring the ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... digital assets, piquing the curiosity of Australian high-net-worths. London-based ByteTree Asset Management launched this week with a mission to provide sophisticated investors with institutional grade, regulated access to digital assets. ByteTree AM ...

AustralianSuper ratings slide at Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... from gold to bronze. Industry fund Sunsuper's options moved from silver to bronze, Financial Standard reported earlier this week. In AustralianSuper's review, Wong noted its strong senior investment team, fee negotiating skills and well-considered asset ...

Super advice firm buys robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... proprietary retirement planning and digital advice tools." The acquisition follows Six Park's whitepaper released this week that concluded robo-advice may be a solution for the increased demand for affordable and accessible advice. It noted that ...

QIC strengthens sustainability leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
QIC has added a general manager, sustainability to its global real estate executive committee, effective this week. Melissa Schulz has joined QIC in the role, providing leadership across all of QIC's global real estate functions on ESG strategy and ...

CBA executive pay voted in

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... shareholders' experience," she said. However, the Finance Sector Union National Secretary Julia Angrisano had concerns earlier this week, highlighting that staff are being offered low pay rises while executives receive millions. "It's time for the ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... Financial Services Council (FSC) event about the Your Super, Your Future package announced as part of the federal budget this week. FSC chief executive Sally Loane started the event by pointing out that Hume "gave nothing away" about the impending changes ...