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Fund manager COO resigns, chair named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The chief operating officer of a real estate fund manager is departing this month as it also welcomes a new chair. Cromwell Property Group's operations chief Jodie Clark is leaving the post at the end of March. Clark has been with the company for ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
Ho-hum. So much for speculations over the Fed's thoughts and actions, Powell and Co. did what financial markets expected - nothing - at their 16-17 March FOMC meeting. "The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at ...

Frontier hires from Cbus

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
Frontier has hired a senior portfolio manager from Cbus to lead its alternatives and derivatives team. Scott Pappas was most recently at Cbus as a senior portfolio manager in absolute return strategies. Prior to this, he worked as a part of Vanguard's ...

AustralianSuper introduces insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
AustralianSuper and its insurer TAL are making several changes to insurance premiums that will amend work-cover ratings and see some members pay lower premiums. Following its annual insurance review, Australia's largest superannuation fund, which ...

Client communication investment needed: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
Asset managers are struggling to get a handle on client communication demands, believing it does not lead to revenue generation, new research shows. Investment management solutions provider SimCorp surveyed 20 buy-side firms globally and found 65% believe ...

CSC pivots towards divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
At Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation's annual general meeting yesterday, the $50 billion government fund revealed it has divested pure-play coal. CSC chief investment officer Alison Tarditi revealed for the first time that the fund has divested ...

Zenith acquires asset allocation specialist

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
Research house and investment consultant firm Zenith Investment Partners has acquired an asset allocation specialist. Zenith acquired Heuristic Investment Systems from its management on March 15. The Heuristics team will join Zenith Investment Partners ...

Banks still failing customers after Royal Commission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
A review of Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) complaints data shows over 31,000 complaints have been made in the wake of the Royal Commission, according to CHOICE. Complaints around credit products revealed many customers have still been ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger will go ahead

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
Sunsuper and QSuper will merge later this year, with the two funds naming the key executives and board directors to lead the $200 billion entity. The two funds have signed a Heads of Agreement to merge by September this year, a decision that is supported ...

Trading platform slapped with licence conditions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
A trading platform was slapped with additional conditions from ASIC for several compliance failures. ASIC is doubtful if retail OTC derivative issuer AxiCorp Financial Services has the appropriate procedures and internal controls to meet regulatory ...