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Australian Unity recruits Vanguard veteran

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
Australian Unity has a new executive general manager of operations for its Wealth and Capital Markets platform, recruiting from Vanguard. Australian Unity named Michael McGavigan as its new executive general manager; he joined the company on February ...

APRA restructures, appoints new executive directors

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
APRA has made changes to the structure and responsibilities of its executive team, making several appointments including a new executive director, superannuation. Last year, APRA promoted Therese McCarthy Hockey and Suzanne Smith to the role of member. ...

Brighter Super revamps board structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
Having maintained a 15-person board to oversee the integration of Energy Super and Suncorp's superannuation business, Brighter Super kicked off 2023 with a new board composition including a new appointment. As of this month, Brighter Super's ...

Income matters in 2023: Talaria

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
The importance of income in investment portfolios as a proportion of overall returns will be magnified as we head into 2023, according to Talaria Asset Management. The firm's co-chief investment officer Hugh Selby-Smith said that global markets are ...

Perpetual names planned post-acquisition executive lineup

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
Perpetual has revealed the notional appointments for its executive committee, who will lead the combined group following completion of its proposed acquisition of Pendal Group (Pendal). Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams, who ...

NGS Super chair to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
After a decade in the role, Dick Shearman is retiring as chair of NGS Super. Shearman joined the NGS board in 2012 as a member representative director and became chair that same year. At the time, it had $4.4 billion and has since grown to $13 billion ...

ASIC accepts EU firm from advice firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from financial advice firm Lasarith and its sole director and responsible manager Adam Smith. Lasarith, trading as Succession Matters, will cease operating its financial services business under its AFSL ...

Hostplus hands Bell Asset Management $500m mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
Hostplus has awarded Bell Asset Management a $500 million global small and mid-cap equity mandate. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said: "Bell's strong long-term performance record, the quality of the team and a disciplined investment approach ...

New APRA chair named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
John Lonsdale will take over as chair of APRA, with Margaret Cole now a deputy chair. Lonsdale will take on the role from Monday, October 31. He has served as a deputy chair since 2018. He said that "APRA will remain focused on fulfilling its mandate ...

Australian Unity gives funds management business a makeover

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
Australian Unity's wealth and capital markets funds management activities have been unified to form Australian Unity Funds Management. Collectively responsible for more than $15 billion in funds under management, the dedicated business will comprise ...