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New role for former OneVue executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
The former chief executive of OneVue's platform and fund services operations has taken on a new role with a US firm looking to enter Australia. Richard Harris-Smith has been appointed as vice president, wealth management and capital markets for ...

Sustainability will send some broke: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Efforts to become more sustainable will challenge many firms and perhaps even bankrupt some, experts from MFS Investment Management have noted. In a new research note, MFS global investment strategist Robert Almeida and research analyst Robert Wilson ...

Challenger taps Hamilton for top job

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Nick Hamilton will take over as managing director and chief executive of Challenger on January 1. Following the announcement of Richard Howes' intention to retire earlier this year, Challenger has appointed Hamilton as his successor. Hamilton currently ...

ASIC bolsters leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
The corporate regulator is adding an executive director of operations, chief financial officer and chief people officer. Announcing the appointments today, ASIC said they are intended to strengthen its capability and effectiveness. Joining in January ...

Domestic bias swells for HNWIs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
Cash, and local equities and property continue to be the preferred asset classes of the rich, according to a new report. High-net-worth individuals' love affair with domestic shares jumped from 56.4% three years ago to 73.4% in 2021, Crestone Wealth ...

Intergenerational transfer hits $1.5tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
Australians give away the vast majority of their wealth, as some $1.5 trillion has been passed on to the next generation since 2002, the Productivity Commission finds. In 2018 alone, nearly 90% of the $100 billion transferred was in the form of inheritances ...

Boutique creates distribution lead role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
An Australian equities specialist appointed a head of distribution in a newly created role. Simon Wu has joined Quest Asset Partners after a stint at Cooper Investors as a senior business development manager. Prior to Cooper Investors, Wu spent five ...

New boutique at Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
The funds giant recently launched a new boutique focused on alternative duration, led by Vimal Gor. In October, Financial Standard reported changes within Pendal's bond, income and defensive strategies (BIDS) business, which was headed by Gor. At ...

New digital asset fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
A specialist manager has launched a new wholesale-only digital asset fund for Australian investors. Digital Asset Capital Management DACM) launched the DACM Global Digital Asset Fund. The new launch comes after the manager's original Digital Asset Fund ...

Mine Super appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
Mine Super has named its new chief executive following the departure of Harry Mitchell in March this year. Vasyl Nair, who has been acting in the role since Mitchell's departure, has now been appointed to the role permanently. Mine Super chair Grahame ...