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UBS launches philanthropic arm down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
The Australian expansion comes as UBS's philanthropic activities gather pace around the globe, with new initiatives in environmental, health, education and child protection issues. For more than two decades, the UBS Optimus Foundation has supported ...

Yarra Capital names portfolio manager to lead new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
Yarra Capital has appointed Australian equities portfolio manager David Acton to lead its first private market equity fund. Acton has more than 30 years of industry experience and joins from Rothschild & Co where he was a senior advisor. Before that ...

APRA unmasks fund outsourcing impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
APRA's thematic review on outsourcing arrangements in the superannuation industry found that trustees' efforts since the Royal Commission have resulted in stronger board oversight and monitoring of outsourcing arrangements and service providers. The ...

NGS Super increases death, TPD premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
The fund is increasing death and total and permanent disability insurance premiums following an increase in claims in recent years. Premiums for death and TPD will increase for most members from November 9. A 30-year-old member with a sum life/terminal ...

Advised Aussies better off on all fronts: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
Australians who seek financial advice measure better on all aspects of quality of life and better mental health, according to new research from the Financial Planning Association of Australia. The research, which was conducted by MYMAVINS, compared ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 2.6%, driving domestic markets higher. Committed to returning inflation to the 2-3% range over time, the board affirmed that yesterday's increase in interest ...

Aware Super appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
Neil Cochrane will step down as chair of Aware Super, with the fund naming a new addition to its board as chair. It caps three consecutive terms as chair for Cochrane, which is the maximum allowed. He was appointed chair of First State Super in 2014 ...

AXA IM Alts bolsters natural capital platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The alternative investment manager has expanded its natural capital platform with the launch of a new $760 million strategy and appointments including Adam Gibbon, Edoardo Cavallo and Camila Alva Estabridis. The strategy builds on AXA IM Alt's existing ...

ART chair steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
Don Luke is retiring as chair of Australian Retirement Trust later this year, with Andrew Fraser named as his replacement. Fraser, chair of Sunsuper before it merged with QSuper to create ART, will take over from mid-October, while Luke will remain ...

Schroders head of institutional sales retires

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
Schroders has confirmed that its head of institutional sales, Kerrie Howard, has retired after more than a decade with the asset manager. The firm said head of sales Ray Macken has assumed her role and is currently assessing the sales team's resource ...