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Zurich appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
All of Zurich's Australian and New Zealand businesses will now be led by a single chief executive, named today. Justin Delaney has been appointed to the position, with responsibility for Zurich's life and investments and general insurance businesses ...

Jennison hires head of ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
Active equities and fixed income manager Jennison has hired a head of ESG strategy. Guillaume Mascotto steps into the role, based in New York, reporting to head of product and strategy Peter Clark. Jennison is an affiliate manager of PGIM, the global ...

Bank rebound buoys Aussie equities funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
The Australian banking sector has rebounded from being among the worst performers of the 2020 financial year to among the best for 2021. That's according to Mercer's Australian Shares Investment Manager Performance Survey. The survey also demonstrated ...

Padua appoints chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
Financial advice technology provider Padua has appointed a chair from the telecommunications industry. Amaysim founder and former chief executive Peter O'Connell will chair the board at Padua. His Amaysim business sold to Optus this year. O'Connell ...

ESG lead departs super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
The ESG lead at a $10 billion super fund has exited, with the fund currently looking at a number of options for a replacement. Louise Bradshaw, Australian Catholic Super and Retirement Fund's (ACSRF) ESG officer, departed the fund on June 16. A spokesperson ...

Crypto fund hires from Blue Sky

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
A new cryptocurrency fund has launched in Australia has appointed its chief investment officer from Blue Sky Alternatives. The Monochrome Bitcoin Fund, a unit trust aiming to provide institutional investors exposure to Bitcoin, launched last month. ...

Raiz rolls out SMSF functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
Self-managed superannuation fund trustees are the latest target market for financial services platform Raiz. Raiz Invest is now open to SMSFs. It charges a fee of 0.275% per annum for balances over $15,000 ($20,000 for the Custom Portfolio offer) which ...

IFM airport bid falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
The IFM Investors bid to purchase Sydney Airport for $8.25 a share has been rejected. A consortium comprising IFM, QSuper and Global Infrastructure Management made the offer to Sydney Airport on July 5, with Barrenjoey and UBS advising. After an assessment ...

Relief payments confirmed for NSW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
As the Greater Sydney lockdown is extended a further fortnight, the federal government has confirmed disaster relief payments are on the way to support businesses. "The Morrison government is upgrading its national response to COVID-19 outbreaks with ...

Sovereign wealth fund nabs AMP Capital talent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
GIC Private, the sovereign wealth fund for Singapore, has hired former AMP Capital portfolio manager Nader Naeimi. Naeimi started with GIC, formerly known as the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, on Monday. Naeimi is now senior vice president ...