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HESTA partners for global equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
HESTA has entered into an international equities partnership with a specialist global manager, expanding on an existing mandate. Martin Currie Investment Management will become the underlying investment manager for a new global equities portfolio for ...

IOOF buys MLC Wealth for $1.4bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... follows the announcement by NAB in 2018 to exit the business, saying the decision is in line with its strategy to simplify and focus on its core banking business. IOOF chief executive Renato Mota said the opportunity to acquire the wealth business was ...

AMP Capital's door keeps revolving

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
AMP Capital has announced the departure of two key staff from New Zealand, including managing director and chief economist Bevan Graham and by head of clients Greg McMaster. In addition, Sydney-based portfolio manager Kristen Le Mesurier has resigned ...

APRA expands super data collection

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said the Superannuation Data Transformation was an essential component of APRA's strategic focus on improving member outcomes. "APRA recognises that superannuation trustees are under pressure from a range of challenges ...

Vanguard leaves Hong Kong, Japan for Shanghai

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Vanguard has announced it is exiting its exchange traded fund (ETF) businesses from Hong Kong and Japan to focus on retail clients in mainland China as the two offshore operations did not have "significant scale". The ETF provider said in a statement ...

No bonus again for Platinum's Clifford

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Kerr Neilson's successor at Platinum Asset Management has forgone his variable awards for a second year in the row, as the ASX-listed fund manager reports a 1.3% dip in its profits for FY20. Andrew Clifford, who took over from Neilson as the chief investment ...

Gonski departs ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... Gonski welcomed O'Sullivan as chair and said that he is confident he will lead the board to the benefit of shareholders. "My focus as chairman will be to continue the work we have been doing over many years to improve our operations and simplify the ...

Centuria acquires industrial assets

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... Telstra Data Centre. Centuria Industrial REIT portfolio manager Jesse Curtis said the acquisitions demonstrate the fund's focus on growth. "We have commenced FY21 strongly with quality acquisitions that complement [Centuria Industrial REIT's] portfolio ...

Equity Trustees rejigs two leadership roles

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... effective September 1, aligned the two of its key leaders to target markets of Australia and Europe, as it sharpened its focus on the corporate trustee/responsible entity market. "Russell has more than four decades of experience in the Australian market ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... balance risk. Early-stage companies present a higher risk and return profile but that's to be expected and investors should focus more on the long-term sustainable growth potential of a company," he said. Li said it is easy to measure the impact from ...