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First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
The blind rush to consolidate that gripped the $3.4 trillion superannuation sector in recent times may be finally over, according to First Super chief executive Bill Watson. Instead of seeing big funds gobbling up smaller rivals, Watson expects more ...

ECP adds to investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
Annabelle Miller has started a new position as principal in ECP Asset Management's investment team. Miller joins from PM Capital, where she spent eight years as an investment analyst covering global equity companies. Before that, she was a research ...

Data sharing laws updated in response to Optus breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
The government is proposing changes to the Telecommunications Regulations 2021 following the Optus breach that will impact how APRA-regulated entities respond to cybersecurity incidents and risks. Changes from the government are expected to provide ...

Future Generation expands Plato mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
The philanthropic investment company has made a new allocation to Plato's Global Net Zero Hedge Fund, supporting its ambition to outperform the MSCI World Net Returns Unhedged Index while achieving a net zero carbon footprint. Launched in September ...

Yarra Capital names portfolio manager to lead new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
Yarra Capital has appointed Australian equities portfolio manager David Acton to lead its first private market equity fund. Acton has more than 30 years of industry experience and joins from Rothschild & Co where he was a senior advisor. Before that ...

Throw out financial services law clutter: ALRC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) second interim report to reduce complexity in financial services legislation proposes an alternative model that's more coherent and principled, and "embraces minimalism." The ALRC's proposed legislative ...

Aware Super appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
Neil Cochrane will step down as chair of Aware Super, with the fund naming a new addition to its board as chair. It caps three consecutive terms as chair for Cochrane, which is the maximum allowed. He was appointed chair of First State Super in 2014 ...

Ray Dalio bows out of Bridgewater

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
Bridgewater billionaire Ray Dalio has relinquished control of his US$150 billion company after running the firm for most of its 47 years. The hedge fund announced yesterday that the drawn-out transition of Bridgewater Associates from Dalio, which started ...

FEAL appoints chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The Fund Executives Association Limited (FEAL) named Katrina Bacon as its new chief executive. She will commence the role in January next year and replaces Joanna Davison who is retiring after holding the position for nine years. Bacon has more than ...

AXA IM Alts bolsters natural capital platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The alternative investment manager has expanded its natural capital platform with the launch of a new $760 million strategy and appointments including Adam Gibbon, Edoardo Cavallo and Camila Alva Estabridis. The strategy builds on AXA IM Alt's existing ...