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Most retirees want pension support through super: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
New data shows that 70% of retirees want Age Pension support from their super fund. Link Group's Retirement Reality: Advice and the Age Pension whitepaper reveals that 74% of women and 67% of men want more support when it comes to the Age Pension ...

Challenger appoints Duncan West as chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
Challenger named Duncan West its new chair, replacing Peter Polson who will retire after October's annual meeting. West has served on the Challenger board as an independent non-executive director since 2018. He has over 30 years of board and financial ...

Findex appoints chief people officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
Kath Nell has been appointed to the position of chief people officer by the privately-owned financial advisory and accounting services firm. With over 20 years in human resources, Nell will lead Findex's human resources function, which encompasses culture ...

MSC Trustees adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
The fund services provider has welcomed two financial services industry veterans to its board ahead of its application to obtain CCIV authority. MSC Trustees has added Ruth McClelland and Steven O'Connell as non-executive directors, effective last week. ...

AZ NGA, Blue Invest acquire VBP stake

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) and Invest Blue will co-invest in Virtual Business Partners (VBP), a paraplanning and back-office solutions provider based in the Philippines. Under the deal, AZ NGA and Invest Blue will acquire a 40% interest in ...

Charter Hall sells half-stake in office fund to GIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
The Charter Hall Prime Office Fund (CPOF) has sold a 50% interest in the $800 million office project that's being developed on 555 Collins Street, Melbourne to sovereign wealth fund GIC. Charter Hall managing director and group chief executive David ...

China records historic trade surplus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
China has posted a record high trade surplus after another month of strong exports; however, headline inflation continued its upward trend. Chinese exports exceeded market expectations again in July, supported by shipments to ASEAN and the European ...

A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
New analysis by VanEck questions why so many investors continue to invest in active funds, saying underperformance by active managers is not a recent phenomenon. According to the SPIVA scorecard produced by the S&P Dow Jones Indices, over the last 15 ...

Brookfield names leadership for asset management business

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney will become chair of Brookfield Asset Management when it lists separately in November. Carney will take on the role in addition to his other responsibilities as head of transition investing. He is currently ...

Equity Trustees non-executive director retires

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
Seasoned director Anne O'Donnell has announced her retirement from the trustee company after 12 years on the board. With over 35 years' experience in the finance sector, O'Donnell is an experienced executive and non-executive director in ...