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Former BT executive assumes CIO role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... team. He works closely with the asset management team, led by Dan James, and reports to chief executive Paul Abberley. "My focus will be on bespoke research that helps identify investment opportunities as well as potential downside risks that seek to ...

Munro launches fund on ASX

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... Griffin said the fund invests primarily in companies whose earnings prospects should improve with increased investment and focus on decarbonisation. "The investment strategy is designed to identify sustainable growth trends that are under-appreciated ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... Capital Markets platform. "In Australia, momentum continues to build for responsible investment practice, including a greater focus on long-term financial, environmental and social sustainability," he said. "It is exciting to be working with an organisation ...

JANA hires legal expert from industry fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
Investment consulting firm JANA appointed a legal expert to lead its risk and compliance division. Lindy Hunt was hired as head of legal, risk and compliance last December, joining from Club Plus Super where she spent the last seven years of her career. ...

AMP hires new head of portfolio management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
AMP has appointed a new head of portfolio management for its troubled multi-asset group (MAG), hiring from Pendal. Stuart Eliot will step into the role, heading portfolio management for the $104 billion multi-asset investment arm of AMP. The MAG team ...

It will pay to keep employees happy: Fink

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
BlackRock founder and chief executive Larry Fink has urged chief executives to adjust to the new world of work ushered in by the pandemic, and stem staff turnover by listening to employees. In his annual letter to chief executives, Fink focussed on ...

Investment strategy lead joins Firetrail fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Firetrail Investments has appointed Anthony Doyle as head of investment strategy for a recently launched fund. The Firetrail S3 Global Opportunities Fund was launched in November 2021 and invests in both developed and emerging markets. Doyle is set ...

Barclays appoints managing directors

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... the overall delivery of international capital markets financing for clients in Australia and New Zealand. Connellan will focus on expanding further the coverage of financial sponsors, infrastructure funds and corporate clients delivering leveraged finance ...

Pendal appoints new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... undertaken to drive greater scale and diversification, reduce risk and more optimally position the business for growth. This focus on strengthening the foundations for ongoing and sustainable growth, delivering a superior client experience and driving ...

YFYS could dampen ESG adoption: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The Your Future, Your Super reforms could potentially threaten the adoption of sustainable investing strategies, new research from Parametric shows. Parametric's analysis focused on super fund portfolio tracking error, which is a key driver of YFYS ...