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Dealer group awards investment mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
Marty Switzer's Contango Asset Management has won a mandate from a financial advice dealer group. Lifespan Financial Planning made a $20 million inaugural allocation to a global large cap strategy managed by WCM Investment Management. WCM is headquartered ...

Bank of Queensland appoints operations chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
Ewen Stafford has previously held the role of chief operating officer at Australia Post and executive general manager finance at National Australia Bank. He is also a former chief financial officer of MLC. BOQ managing director and chief executive George ...

Blackstone makes $8.7 billion purchase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
US-based Blackstone Group has acquired Colony Capital's industrial real estate assets unit for US$5.9 billion (AU$8.7 billion) to capitalise on the e-commerce boom. Blackstone said the deal comprises of 60 million square feet across 465 warehouses in ...

Chief economist update: The greatest central banker of modern times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
"Patience is a virtue." We've heard, read and seen this quote many, many times. This is a quote that's so easy to say but difficult to apply - more so if you're the head of one of the world's biggest central banks, presiding over a fast ...

MLC Wealth adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
The head of corporate superannuation at Mercer has joined MLC Wealth's executive lineup in a newly created role. Darren Stevens has been appointed group executive, platforms at MLC Wealth. Currently Mercer's head of corporate superannuation ...

La Trobe Financial expands executive team

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
Blackstone portfolio company La Trobe Financial recently expanded its executive team with the appointment of three senior banking veterans. With assets under management of $9 billion, alternative asset manager La Trobe Financial announced the appointment ...

Equity Trustees confirms international strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Equity Trustees' London-based fund services business has been appointed authorised corporate director for the $88 billion River and Mercantile Funds. Equity Trustees' function as authorised corporate director means it will perform oversight for funds ...

CFSGAM subsidiary names investments lead

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
A Colonial First State Global Asset Management-owned equity fund manager has named its new head of investments. Former RF Capital chief investment officer David Walsh has been named head of investments at Realindex. Bringing over 20 years' experience ...

Former Equip chief joins Cbus

KARREN VERGARA, KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
The former chief executive of Equipsuper has moved to a $50 billion industry superannuation fund, taking on the lead role of strategy and growth. Two other executives have also been appointed. Nicholas Vamvakas joined Cbus in August as the group executive ...

MLC Wealth appoints chief operating officer

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
MLC Wealth has appointed a new chief operating officer from Westpac, who took the reins in mid-August. Anthony Lane joined MLC Wealth after nearly five years at Westpac subsidiary BT Financial Group, where he served as chief operating officer of BT ...