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HESTA chief joins ICGN board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) appointed HESTA's chief executive to its board. HESTA's Debby Blakey has joined as a director and Australia's sole representative on the board. Also appointed, CalPERS board of administration Henry ...

AZ NGA takes stake in boutique

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
AZ Next Generation Advisory acquired a minority stake in Cranage Financial Group to assist in building scale. Cranage Financial Group is a self-licensed advisory firm with $300 million in funds under management, $2 million in annual in-force life insurance ...

ASX gender targets 65 years away: CEW

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... action," CEW president Sam Mostyn said. "Setting gender balance targets for executive leadership teams, with a specific focus on roles with profit and loss responsibilities together with a commitment to developing the pipeline for those roles, will ensure ...

APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... with meaningful internalisation of investment management occurring at a number of funds as well as an increasingly global focus. "The significance of these changes means the governance burden on fund boards is rapidly evolving, with new roles and responsibilities ...

MLC bolsters private equity team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
MLC Asset Management has made three appointments to its New York-based private equity team. Laura Hotaling joined as portfolio manager from New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS) where she was chief risk officer. She previously spent eight ...

Natixis appoints Australia, New Zealand head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... managing director and head of distribution for the firm in Australia and New Zealand. Now, Watson's new role will see her focus on Natixis' strategic goals in offering ESG and offshore alternatives strategies to Australian investors. She will report ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
The $174 billion manager owned by industry funds will reduce the carbon footprint of its infrastructure assets by 40% by 2030, as it heads down the path to net zero by 2050. IFM Investors has set its interim emissions reduction target for the infrastructure ...

Monark Property Partners launches fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
The Liberman-family backed firm launched the Monark Prime Credit Fund earlier this month as an open-ended fund investing in senior debt only loans secured against property. The fund has a maximum weight average loan to value ratio of 65% over the portfolio ...

ClearView kicks off strategic review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... has announced a strategic review of the business supported by its private equity shareholder. ClearView said the review's focus is to maximise shareholder value. It was announced after an evaluation of CVW's future capital structure and discussions with ...

NAB partners with life insurance, advice provider

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
The big four bank announced its partnership with Australia's largest medical defence organisation to extend its business finance solutions to doctors and healthcare professionals. NAB's Medfin Finance team signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement ...