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Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... action with almost $1 billion in funds under management, has undergone some changes. Namely, its chief investment officer Dan East has stepped down. East will continue to hold positions on the funds' risk committee and investment committee. East was ...

Real estate proves resilience: CoreLogic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... median apartment value was over $2.28 million. CoreLogic head of research Australia Eliza Owen said while the values in the east of Sydney remained high, they were not completely immune from the effects of the economic downturn. ""This is not to say ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... the mighty US cannot make China kowtow to its wishes, what hope does tiny Australia have? But all this boils down to the east-west divide and their cultural differences. Westerners tend to appreciate frank and brutal assessments, even if done in heated ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Australian oil and gas company Santos' carbon reduction plan has been heavily criticised, with critics pointing out many super funds invested in the company have made declarations on climate change that don't match their actions. According to ...

Fintech hires in Australian expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... achieve financial wellness." O'Shaughnessy is based in the UK and was previously senior vice president for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia from 2003 to 2017. He's rejoining the firm now after three years working as a vice president in business ...

ING announces head of wealth, chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... business as its current chief executive Uday Sareen has been promoted to head of wholesale banking for ING Europe, Middle East and Africa. Evans had been in the role since 2017 and was responsible for growing the retail bank to Australia's fifth ...

Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... at Credit Suisse. De Ferrari on the other hand spent 17 years at the Swiss firm, working as the chief executive of South East Asia and frontier markets before taking the helm at AMP in 2018. David Murray was appointed as a senior adviser at Credit Suisse ...

HUB24 to acquire Xplore, offloads Paragem

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
HUB24 announced a series of significant transactions, including plans to acquire Xplore Wealth and the sale of its financial advice business. Paying $60 million for Xplore, the platform provider said the proposed acquisition through a scheme of arrangement ...

Ninety One wins equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... equities and emerging markets allocations," said Ninety One head of the institutional business for in Asia Pacific and Middle East Justin Cowper. State Super has led the way in evolving from this thinking and seeing the potential in the China A shares ...

State Street targets insurance outsourcing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... State Street has partnered with a Danish company to provide an outsourcing solution to insurance firms in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. SimCorp, which provides investment management software solutions, will provide its cloud-based, multi-asset ...