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Fossil fuel divestment gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... fuel divestment push is gathering pace, this time with 295 faculty members of Stanford University in the US writing to its board of trustees asking them to divest its $25 billion endowment fund from the investment sector. The Stanford University has ...

WAM Capital announces $100m share purchase plan

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... SPP Application Form to eligible shareholders on 19 January 2015. If applications for SPP shares exceed $100 million, the board may allocate less than the number of shares applied for and determine to apply the scale back to the extent and in the manner ...

Advisers looking overseas for growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... growing adviser demand for information from fund managers. Australians' interest in financial advice is increasing across the board, and 74% of respondents are hoping to capitalise on this by receiving more information and educational tools from fund ...

AMP Capital awarded $250m global infrastructure mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... US$200 million ($248 million) commitment, with additional co-investment rights, from Canadian pension plan Ontario Pension Board (OPB) to invest in its global infrastructure strategy. The global infrastructure strategy was launched in October 2014. "Growing ...

Artisan Partners opens local office

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... serve our growing client base and more effectively distribute our investment offerings. We look forward to having Whitney on board to continue building on the momentum we have seen in the market."

Energy Super unveils new chair

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2015
... take over as the new Chairman and director Scott Wilson will step into the deputy chair role. Henricks will remain on the board of directors. After beginning his career as an apprentice electrician in 1961, Henricks became a leading figure in Queensland's ...

BOQ hands acting CEO permanent position

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2015
... He joined BOQ in July 2012. BOQ chairman Roger Davis said that following an exhaustive international search process, the board believed Sutton was the best person for the job. "Jon has played a key part in BOQ's turnaround, as well as the development ...

AMP Capital receives $200m from OPB

HARRY PAGE:  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
AMP Capital has received a $200 million commitment from the Canadian pension plan Ontario Pension Board (OPB) to invest in its global investment strategy. OPB's Private Markets' managing director Glenn Hubert said OPB was impressed by AMP Capital's ...

IRESS appoints board director

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014
IRESS has appointed a National Mutual Group executive and industry veteran as independent non-executive director, starting February 1, 2015 Geoff Tomlinson has more than 40 years' experience in financial services and his executive career includes 29 ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... earners. SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery has downplayed those concerns, arguing the same tax rules apply across the board. One interesting development in the last 12 months is that a number of (predominantly industry) super funds have moved to offer ...