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Pinnacle grows distribution capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Pinnacle Investment Management will welcome a former senior manager at Macquarie Investment Management as its associate director of distribution. Eu-Jene Teng has been appointed to the role in an expansion of the distribution team and its capabilities ...

Bus operator fails to pay super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
A Gold Coast tour bus operator accused of failing to pay the superannuation guarantee to two workers from non-English speaking backgrounds will face court over thousands of dollars of alleged underpayments. A driver for AVA Travel contacted the Fair ...

Rejected TPD claims deemed fair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
An independent review of 141 rejected TPD claims has cleared BT Financial Group of any wrongdoing. The review, conducted by an independent law firm with oversight from EY, confirmed that none of the 141 Total and Permanent Disability claims made over ...

Brandon Capital to build largest Commonwealth VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Brandon Capital will lead a group of venture capital firms tasked with managing the government's $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF). Brandon Capital will drive the development of its life sciences fund, the Medical Research Commercialisation ...

Do super funds hold AAA rating key?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
A group of Australia's leading economic minds believe building and increasing infrastructure investment would assist an otherwise weakening economy at threat of losing its AAA credit rating. Economist Ross Garnaut told The Superannuation Opportunity ...

Aussie start-up wins $500m impact investing mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
A former senior financial services executive who less than 12 months ago went out on a limb to set up his own business has signed a $500 million investment mandate - with another $500 million in the works. Less than a year since its launch, Sydney-based ...

Vanguard execs head to US

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Two of Vanguard Australia's senior leaders have been appointed to new roles at the company's US headquarters. Head of distribution Michael Lovett will lead the company's US Registered Investment Adviser distribution channel. Lovett originally joined ...

The infrastructure benchmark challenge

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Despite the prominence of infrastructure as a standalone asset class, the absence of a widely accepted benchmark makes it difficult for investors to analyse the asset class, according to executive director, head of infrastructure research at J.P. Morgan ...

AdviceIQ appoints former Premium Wealth CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
AdviceIQ has appointed a consultant to the AdviceIQ and PortolioIQ boards to help lead and develop the two businesses. Paul Harding-Davis will join the companies to provide governance and management support. In addition he will also be actively working ...

Super industry CEO joins IIRC board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
Australian Council of Superannuation Investors chief executive Louise Davidson will be the first Australian to join the board of the International Integrated Reporting Council. Davidson's three year board term begins 1 October and her appointment will ...