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AustralianSuper appoints chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
After promoting Paul Schroder to succeed Ian Silk, AustralianSuper has named a new chief risk officer. After 10 years with the fund, Andrew Mantello has been appointed to the lead risk role. It's a promotion for Mantello, who most recently served ...

Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
Combine economic stagnation and rising inflation and what do we get? We get stagflation -- the financial markets' fear du'jour. It had been nearly half a century ago when the global economy have had its last encounter with stagflation. he first ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
FTSE Russell's latest survey of global asset owners demonstrates an overwhelming consensus that sustainable investment is now standard. FTSE Russell surveyed 179 global asset owners earlier this year, 19% of which were from the Asia Pacific region. ...

OnePath tops Fat Cat super fund list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
OnePath has toppled AMP to become the worst-performing superannuation fund based on Stockspot's annual ranking. In analysing some 600 multi-asset investment options offered by 100 super funds, OnePath took the gold prize as the overall worst performer ...

Suncorp names chief risk officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
Suncorp Group hired the former London-based IG Group chief commercial officer to take on its risk function. Bridget Messer is expected to commence as chief risk officer in Brisbane early next year after she relocates from the UK. Messer spent the last ...

Energy leads top stock picks: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The energy sector remains the only undervalued area of the Australian equity market while consumer cyclical is the most overvalued, according to Morningstar. The research house's latest equity market outlook for Q4 2021 revealed Woodside Petroleum ...

Milestone Group launches valuation tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
BNY Mellon subsidiary Milestone Group has launched a back-office solution that aims to accurately value securities. Fair Value Control can be used by administration and compliance teams to help reduce operational risk, improve governance and provide ...

JANA makes senior appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
JANA has bolstered its not-for-profit division with a new appointment. Kevin Fernando joins JANA as client development director for NFP. Fernando was previously the founder and managing director of Mercury Associates, an independent NFP investment consultancy. ...

Family office makes crypto play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
The Smorgon family office has taken a stake in a cryptocurrency investment platform. The Victor Smorgon Group (VSG) has taken an equity stake in crypto asset investment platform Zerocap. Zerocap has plans to be a significant full service advisory and ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Challenger Life has updated its annuities offering with a range of market-linked options in an attempt to overcome longevity risk and provide financial advisers with more retirement solutions. Ahead of the legislation of the Retirement Income Covenant ...