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Super fund adds industry veteran

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
An $8 billion government superannuation fund has welcomed the former country head of Franklin Templeton to its board of directors. Maria Wilton has joined the board of the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme, effective October. At the same time, Jim ...

AMP loses mandate to AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
AMP has lost a workplace superannuation fund contract to AustralianSuper. Australia Post has selected AustralianSuper as its new default super fund provider following pressure from the Communications Workers Union (CWU), the representative of postal ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... otherwise known as authorised participants (AP) that deliver or receive a subset of bonds in the full index. Giordano says APs create liquidity by meeting supply and demand needs of investors who trade ETF units on an exchange, as well as keep the ETF ...

VFMC welcomes former Australia Post Super executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The head of investments at Australia Post Superannuation Scheme has joined Victoria Funds Management Corporation. VFMC confirmed Ezinne Udeh Martinez commenced as a portfolio strategist at the public sector fund manager this week. Martinez joined Australia ...

Private debt attractive for instos: Sahota

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... Australian banks have acted as asset managers in the past," he said. This changed earlier this year with APRA'S Prudential Standard APS 120, opening the door wider for non-bank lenders to enter the private debt space. The former Challenger head of fixed ...

AMP's buyer of last resort measures scrutinised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
AMP has admitted that its Buyer of Last Resort measures, up until June 2017, were designed to incentivise financial advisers to show preference for its in-house platforms. Giving evidence on the first day of the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial ...

Atlantic Pacific Securities rebrands for wealth focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
Diversified funds management and financial advice firm Atlantic Pacific Securities is rebranding to ASR Wealth Advisers. The rebranding from APSEC to ASR Wealth Advisers (ASRW) aims to better align with the Australian Stock Report brand which is also ...

Gail Kelly takes on Cuffe board role

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... the charitable sector," Cuffe added. Kelly said: "I believe in the power of philanthropy to make a difference in the world. APS has played a powerful role in removing the barriers to effective giving, making philanthropy easier and more rewarding. I ...

Senior ATO official tangled in $165m fraud scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... Also appearing at the press conference, acting commissioner of taxation Andrew Mills said that Australian Public Service (APS) Code of Conduct investigations have also been commissioned into a small number of other ATO employees and that those being ...

APSEC appoints former Macquarie analyst

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Atlantic Pacific Securities (APSEC) made a senior appointment to its analyst team. Tim Montague-Jones will join APSEC, bringing more than 20 years' of investment management experience. Montague-Jones joins from Macquarie Group where he was a senior ...