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IOOF appoints direct equities head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... Miller was a portfolio manager and analyst at Pengana Capital. Before that, he was a hedge fund arbitrage manager at South African firm Gensec. Commenting on the appointment, an IOOF spokesperson said: "Under the stewardship of Matthew Drennan, IOOF ...

TAL appoints GM Health Services

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... in the life and medical industries, bringing a blend of medical and commercial experience from Australian, UK and South African markets. Phillips was head of life product and strategy at CommInsure from January to March 2016, and prior to this she spent ...

PPS launches life insurance mutual offering

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
South African financial services firm PPS has launched PPS Mutual in Australia, providing access to a retail life risk mutual offering. Under this model, select retail investors within particular professional fields (including medicine, accounting ...

CommInsure appoints life head from Macquarie

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... underwriting, claims and insurance proposition, to take on the role. Prior to Macquarie, she was a founding member of South African insurer Discovery Life. At CommInsure, she will report to general manager life product and distribution Craig Harrison. ...

AMG to take Abax stake

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... into an agreement to acquire an equity stake in Abax Investments. Based in Cape Town and formed in 2003, Abax is a South African investment management firm with over $7.6 billion in assets under management. It specialises in South African equity and ...

Investec fund acquires Brisbane property

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... IAPF, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the Real Estate Holdings and Development sector, provides South African investors with direct access to the Australian commercial property market.

CFS to distribute Sanlam funds in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
Colonial First State has partnered with South African asset manager Sanlam Group to distribute Sanlam's Managed Risk Funds in Australia. According to CFS general manager product and investments Peter Chun, Sanlam's Managed Risk strategy pivots on reducing ...

PROFILE: HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... then decided to pursue an actuarial career and joined an insurance company that acted as a consulting actuary for South African pension funds. "The industry was quite male-dominated at the time. Back then I didn't really see it as a challenge. I just ...

Investec acquires $38.9m Sydney office building

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the Real Estate Holdings and Development sector and it provides South African investors with direct access to the Australian commercial property market.

Investec property fund acquires $8.1m warehouse

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in October 2013, and is the first inward listed vehicle to provide South African investors with direct access to the Australian commercial property market.