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Jameson Capital hires investment director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... Browne said. Blunden said he is thrilled to be joining the Jameson Capital team. "There are few players in the market that focus solely on the space of alternative assets, capital markets and real estate, combined," Blunden said. "I look forward to working ...

APRA, ASIC provide annual update

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... of significant law reforms. The Australian government's new Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) has been a particular focus in this regard. The FAR is aimed at improving the governance and risk management of entities in the banking, insurance and superannuation ...

Crestone to be acquired by LGT Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... years. "One of the things that I am most proud of is the big strategic decisions we made at the start and one of them was to focus on wholesale clients," he said. "It was quite a bold decision at that time. There was virtually no one across Australia ...

Super fund appoints new insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Having had separate insurance arrangements to date, next year will see Equip and Catholic Super adopt the same insurer - putting an end to some longstanding arrangements. Effective 1 July 2022, members of Equip and Catholic Super will be covered by ...

CFS extends SimCorp partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Colonial First State has re-signed with SimCorp to provide back-office support as it overhauls its systems. CFS will migrate its platform and data management to Datacare, SimCorp's cloud-based data management service, after announcing it received a ...

State Super sets net zero targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
State Super is committing to an ambitious net zero target, which includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its portfolio by 45% come 2030. In a plan formulated with TCorp and Mercer, State Super is looking to achieve net zero status across its ...

Blackstone buys GIC's stake in logistics trust for $2.1bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
Blackstone has acquired Singapore wealth fund GIC's 49% stake in the Dexus Australian Logistics Trust (DALT) for $2.1 billion, as the private equity giant looks to tap into the country's fast growing e-commerce market. Dubbed as the second largest ...

Iress partners with fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... transactional elements of administration was made for several reasons, the fund told Financial Standard. "It enables ESSSuper to focus on our number one priority - our members. By outsourcing administration, we have more capacity to invest in building ...

New role for Cbus' Robbie Campo

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... internally." Campo added that she hopes to see integrated reporting gain momentum in the superannuation sector. "I think with the focus on sustainability and on transparency, on both of those counts where I think funds are recognising there will be a ...

Labor promises to recognise adviser experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... Fox said. She pointed out that working in markets is different from being a financial planner, which means the educational focus on financial planning degrees excludes much-needed expertise. "In stockbroking, there are advisers with medical degrees who ...