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Industry high flyers join JANA board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
Australia's largest investment consultancy, JANA has added two new independent directors to the board. Margie Seale brings a wealth of board experience from the corporate and financial services sector. She currently serves as a non-executive director ...

Cbus unveils new leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
Cbus has made a raft of leadership changes that include appointing a deputy chief investment officer and chief operating officer. Alexandra Campbell is the $85 billion fund's new deputy chief investment officer and head of private markets. Campbell ...

Financial hardship neglect lands Westpac in court

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
ASIC is suing Westpac for neglecting more than 200 customer hardship requests over seven years, for which the bank blames "technology failure". ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court, alleging that Westpac failed to respond to ...

Income Asset Management appoints head of sales

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Income Asset Management (IAM) has strengthened its capital markets team with the appointment of Jenna Labib as head of sales, effective yesterday. The ASX-listed investment firm promoted Labib from her previous role as head of adviser services to the ...

Global dividends at all-time highs: Janus Henderson

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
The global dividend landscape experienced a striking uptick in the second quarter of the year with a record-breaking total of $844.7 billion, showcasing an impressive 4.9% growth. Janus Henderson's Global Dividend Index report, a long-term study into ...

Integro Private Wealth acquires Wealth Advantage

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
The Perth-based family office advice firm has officially taken on Albany-based firm Wealth Advantage Group, in a strategic move to target more family offices across the state. While Wealth Advantage will remain in its Albany office, its staff have already ...

Zenith chief exits, names successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
The chief executive of Zenith Investment Partners will step down as the firm's chief operating officer assumes the top job. David Wright vacates the role of chief executive at the end of the year but remains at Zenith to take on a newly created ...

Westpac reports $1.8bn net profit, rise in stressed assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Westpac has posted a net profit of $1.8 billion for 3Q23, driven by steady operating revenue and disciplined margin management. Despite inflationary headwinds which led to a rise in expenses by approximately 5% for the second half of 2023 compared to ...

BT names platform strategy lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
Following Westpac's decision to retain and invest in its platforms business, Russell Brinckley will return to the business as its head of platform strategy and development. Brinckley spent over 20 years at BT before moving to FNZ Australia in March ...

Barwon snaps up $124m of healthcare assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
Alternative fund manager Barwon Investment Partners has added three new acquisitions to its healthcare property portfolio, increasing the value of its institutional fund to $1.4 billion. The Barwon Institutional Healthcare Property Fund (BIHPF) acquired ...