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HESTA veteran retires, new role created

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... team and facilitate partnerships between the execution and investment management arms of HESTA's internal team. "A key focus of the role is on designing and implementing investment operating models, particularly as we look closely at our internal ...

Janus Henderson hires from CFSGAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
Janus Henderson Investors hired a new senior investment manager and promoted a portfolio manager within its global natural resources team. Tal Lomnitzer was appointed as senior investment manager, responsible for co-managing global natural resources ...

Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Findings from the banking Royal Commission has overshadowed Australia's superannuation system scoring the top spot in a global study of pension markets. Willis Towers Watson and the Thinking Ahead Institute named Australia as the number one pension ...

Royal Commission to disrupt product distribution: Roy Morgan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... planners are also likely to be impacted by the need for greater fee disclosure, clarification of independence, improved focus on the best interests of the customer and the need to provide service for any fee involved," the research house said. Those ...

Retirement expert joins Milliman

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... earners, still feel uncertainty about what to do with that money," Haqqani said. "In a world where many are now beginning to focus on this issue, Milliman has the deep thinking, big data, analytics and technology to actually help people build the retirement ...

Mercer names head of investment consulting

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
Mercer has appointed a head of investment consulting in a newly created role. Michael Armitage will lead investment consulting activities in Australia within the institutional wealth team. Melbourne-based Armitage was most recently director of investment ...

AMP Capital appoints managing director Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... important as AMP Capital repositions its Australian business. "Having direct responsibility of Australia will deliver increased focus on establishing strong relationships with our key clients and partners while driving greater collaboration and integration ...

ACSA creates managed fund taskforce

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... fund manufacturers and investors - have identified wealth platforms, super funds and individuals as "key blockages." The focus of the taskforce is set to be determined in accordance with pain points identified with industry engagement, such as onboarding ...

Mainstream board loses former ASIC executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... results. Financial services veteran Lucienne Layton will step down from her role as non-executive director on 15 March to focus on her other executive commitments. Layton has served on the board since July 2015, prior to Mainstream listing on the ASX. ...

MGP chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... Managed Accounts Holdings chair Don Sharp has stepped down from the position and is being replaced by Peter Brook. Sharp will focus on other responsibilities and continue as an executive director of MGP. He will continue as acting group chief financial ...