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Janus Henderson bolsters institutional team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Janus Henderson has announced the appointment of Greg Clarke in the newly created role of director, institutional solutions. Clarke will be based in Janus Henderson's Sydney office and report to head of Australia Matt Gaden. Most recently Clarke worked ...

Former Christian Super deputy CIO in new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... role reports to the chief executive. "... [Brown will] lead the development of a new investment team in Cook Islands with a focus on training and development of local resource, leading the fund's diversification into direct investments in Cook Islands ...

Lack of diversity major business risk: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... at our Fearless Girl campaign, we started with the target of having one female director, and we continued to expand the focus across geographies and escalated the guidelines," Colton said. "I could envision a similar approach here. The underlying story ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... process, the risk of unconscious bias colouring hiring choices is removed. The new recruitment style also sees the fund focus on asking questions of candidates that are based on testing the skills required for the job. This means candidates are less ...

Sydney boutique hires former Franklin PM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... Nanuk New World Fund, which uses a multi portfolio manager structure to invest in global equities with a sustainability focus. Wilmshurst is a past president of the CFA Society's Melbourne chapter, and a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. ...

Ignition Advice chief exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... he enjoyed working with Ignition and thanked its clients for their support and faith in the company. "Now is the time to focus on family, friends and the holidays. In the New Year I will look at how I can help to connect corporations, fintechs and investors ...

Challenger to buy industry-fund-owned bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... extensive review of operations and assets, which determined that growing the bank would require additional investment and focus. It has decided to focus on superannuation where it is targeting $50 billion in total assets by 2025. "This move ensures our ...

ASIC slams auditors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
The corporate regulator has lambasted the major auditors for sloppy work, and poor governance and accountability practices. A sample of audits for the six months to June 2020 questions the quality and integrity of audit services. In aggregate, ASIC ...

Super industry to branch out: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... required to hold more capital as the system matures. The report suggests funds will also streamline their in-house processes to focus on investment while outsourcing other functions. "Most superannuation funds will outsource basic administration functions ...

QLD super funds advance merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... complementary strengths. We are also united by our profit-for-member philosophy, our relationship-driven membership models and our focus on maximising members' retirement savings." LGIAsuper Chair John Smith said that signing the agreement was an important ...