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Industry Fund Services executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
Industry Fund Services' deputy general manager of unpaid super business unit has left the organisation. Pauline Olson has left IFS after 20 years, Financial Standard's sister publication Industry Moves first reported. "Her role has been absorbed into ...

Super funds progress merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Two industry super funds have signed an agreement to explore a merger following a short period of discussion. Hostplus and Statewide Super have signed a Heads of Agreement, with a note on the former's website dated last week confirming the "important ...

Preqin acquires Colmore

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
The alternatives research business has acquired private markets technology, services and administration business Colmore. The transaction closed on August 5. Colmore will be fully owned by Preqin and run as a standalone business. Colmore chief executive ...

ASI appoints Asia Pacific wholesale head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Aberdeen Standard Investments has appointed a head of wholesale for Asia Pacific, hiring from UBS Asset Management. David Hanzl will be responsible for delivering ASI's wholesale distribution strategy in Asia Pacific. The role is based in Hong Kong. ...

Fidelity nabs ESG expert from HESTA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Fidelity International has bolstered its sustainable investing and ESG expertise with a hire from industry super fund HESTA. Daniela Jaramillo has been appointed as director, sustainable investing, based in Melbourne, in what is a newly created role ...

SEEK raising $260m for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The ASX-listed jobs listing business will raise $260 million from external investors for a new fund that invests in employment-related businesses. The SEEK Growth Fund is a pooled unit trust formed after SEEK's strategic review of its Asia Pacific and ...

Perpetual hires from AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
AMP Capital's head of sector multi-manager who left in July after nearly 25 years with the company has joined Perpetual. Lydia Kav (nee Serafim) joined Perpetual Private as head of manager research this month. Perpetual Private's multi-manager team ...

Funds valued illiquid asset correctly: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
Corporate regulator ASIC stopped just short of praising fund managers on how they handled valuing illiquid assets at the height of COVID-19. ASIC found that the responsible entities of the funds were responsive to the increased valuation risks during ...

La Trobe unveils two income products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
La Trobe Financial Group has launched two products in a bid to combat the low interest rate environment. The first product, the 6 Month Notice Account, with a variable rate of 2.50% p.a. calculated monthly allows investors to access their funds with ...

EQT ups bid for Iress

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
EQT Fund Management increased its takeover bid for Iress and made allowances for an interim dividend for shareholders. EQT upped its bid from $15.75 per Iress share to $15.91 plus a dividend of 16 cents per share. In its two previous bids, EQT did not ...