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CVC sells 20% stake in Eildon

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
CVC has divested a 20% stake in Eildon Capital that will be picked up by another boutique fund manager. ASX-listed CVC announced this morning that it entered into an agreement with Samuel Terry Asset Management to sell its stake so that it can free ...

Viridian picks up advice firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
Viridian Financial Group has acquired a Queensland-based boutique advice firm, with plans to leverage its use of video Statements of Advice (SoAs). Viridian has acquired Enlightened Financial Solutions, founded by chief executive and Financial Standard ...

Treasury urged to consider housing in super objective

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
The wording of the government's objective of superannuation should be changed to ensure the aim is to "help Australians have a genuinely successful retirement", a key component of which is home ownership, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Following its agreement to purchase the embattled bank, Sergio Ermotti will return to the helm of UBS and take over from Ralph Hamers. Hamers will officially relinquish his chief executive title next Wednesday to "serve the interests of the new combination ...

ASX chief churn increases: Analyst

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
ASX-listed firms are experiencing a high turnover in chief executive and investors should be on the lookout. Pendal Australian equities investment analyst Elise Mckay explained the spate of leadership changes can be a warning sign of underlying issues. ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Andrew Lill, the chief investment officer of $70 billion super fund Rest, says the role of a CIO is changing and not just because investment heads have to respond quickly to more volatile markets. Increasingly, investment chiefs must consider a range ...

Australian investors pivot portfolios

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
More than half of Australian institutional investors say the current environment is like nothing they've ever seen before and are taking action to rethink their strategies in accordance. Nuveen's EQuilibrium Global Institutional Investor Survey reported ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Super funds can better support more Australians in retirement from a diversity standpoint by investing wisely and understanding who their members are, the Conference of Major Super Funds has heard. Athlete and disability advocate Dylan Alcott and Homelessness ...

New EM fund for Maple-Brown Abbott

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
The active fund manager has launched a strategy targeting companies that operate in fast-growing economies globally. The Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund seeks to outperform the MSCI Emerging Markets Net Index (AUD) after fees over a five-year period. ...

Australian Ethical adds to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
Australian Ethical has welcomed new additions to its leadership team, including chief investment officer Ludovic Theau. Theau's appointment will come into effect on April 3. The former chief investment officer of the $30 billion Clean Energy Finance ...