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IFM Investors acquires super fund-owned port

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
IFM Investors is partnering with one of the world's largest port operators to acquire 100% of Poland's largest container terminal from a consortium comprising Australian superannuation funds. The IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with PSA ...

Boutique manager makes executive changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
A $330 million fund manager appointed a new chief operating officer, while its chief financial officer has resigned. David Addis is the new chief operating officer of property fund manager GARDA Capital Group effective March 18. Addis was previously ...

Sunsuper overhauls leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... become executive general manager of customer engagement. Scott Hartley continues as Sunsuper chief executive while Lachlan East remains as chief risk officer as does Teifi Whatley as executive general manager, customer and technology. Ian Patrick retains ...

Wealth group acquires asset manager stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
Aura Group has acquired a majority stake (55%) in Vantage Point Asset Management in a bid to expand its funds management businesses. Aura said the acquisition will diversify its products to include more liquid absolute-return funds and provide Vantage ...

California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
California has become the first state in the US to legislate gender board diversity for publicly listed companies. From 1 January 2019 public companies headquartered in California must have at least one woman on the board of directors by year end or ...

Andrew Boal departs Willis Towers Watson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... growth since taking on the corporate risk role in March 2018, he said. Weaver was previously regional chief executive of South-East Asia for WTW and is a former chief executive of the firm's Singapore office. The executive said he is excited to lead ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
Raiz Invest received the green light to distribute products across south-east Asia. The ASX-listed firm announced it secured a licence to distribute mutual funds via subsidiary PT Raiz Invest Indonesia. Managing director George Lucas said Raiz has progressed ...

Chief economist update: The winter of Australia's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
It would be the winter of Australia's agriculture sector if Rabobank's 'Winter Crop Production Outlook' report is any guide. The specialist agribusiness bank predicts that the country's national harvest would drop by 23% in the 2018/19 ...

NEOS unveils underwriting and sales team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
NEOS Life has formally announced the members of its underwriting and sales teams. Gemma Wheeler leads the underwriting and operations team. She joined from BT Life where she was a national new business and underwriting manager. Prior to that, she was ...

Northern Trust hires chief investment strategist

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... for designing, implementing and communicating global investment strategy for the firm's investors, across Europe, Middle East Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific region. Sturkenboom will report to Northern Trust's chief investment strategist Jim McDonald. ...