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Frontier named asset advisor to university

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
Frontier Advisors has been picked by the University of Adelaide to be its independent asset advisor. Following the appointment, Frontier will work on the strategy, structure, and monitoring of the university's endowment fund. The fund is used to finance ...

MAX Awards 2023: Nominations open

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
Nominations are open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 29th year, the Financial Standard MAX Awards recognise the individuals, teams and organisations that are at the top of their ...

Victim access to super should be extended: Associations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
Plans to allow access to offenders' superannuation savings as a means of recourse for victims and survivors of child sex abuse should be extended and made applicable to all major and violent crimes, associations say. In a joint submission to Treasury ...

Link due to settle defunct Woodford fund with FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
Link Group flagged it is in "advanced confidential discussions" with the UK's financial markets regulator to settle its investigation against the failed Woodford Equity Income Fund. The case has dragged on since 2019, when fundie Mark Woodford went ...

Ending the super wars: Government acts to legislate an objective

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
The government has released a draft objective for superannuation to deliver sustainable retirement income. The proposed objective, which is open for consultation, is to preserve savings to deliver income for a dignified retirement, with government support ...

JANA awarded mandate by NFP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
In a new mandate win, JANA will provide traditional advisory services, strategic advice and portfolio construction and risk assessment for Community Trust South. The New Zealand based philanthropic trust holds more than $270 million and has provided ...

Pengana establishes capital markets arm, hires

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
Pengana Capital Group has launched a new, dedicated capital markets division and appointed Philip Schofield to head it up. Schofield will be the managing director of the new Pengana Capital Markets division which aims to connect sophisticated investors ...

AOF sells Sydney property for $80m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
As part of its ongoing value maximisation strategy, the Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF) is offloading a Macquarie Park property for $80.75 million. The sale price for 5 Eden Park Drive represents a 1% premium to the June 2022 independent valuation ...

Commonwealth Super Corp hires former MTAA investments lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Phil Brown has started a new position as senior manager of operational risk at Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. In a post on social media, Brown said after a couple of contract roles as a project officer that lasted 18 months in total, the opportunity ...

Fund selectors insulating portfolios, embrace active management: Natixis IM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Fund selectors are turning to actively managed funds, bonds, private assets, and sustainable investments, according to a Natixis IM survey. Fund selectors are increasingly turning to active management as a tool for managing client portfolios, most saying ...