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TAL group life lead in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
TAL's executive general manager of group life is set to take on a new role at Zurich in March. Darren Wickham has been appointed head of group insurance at Zurich, joining the insurer's leadership team. With about 30 years' experience as ...

Elanor healthcare fund continues expansion

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... increases the portfolio's WALE and diversifies the portfolio's geography and tenant demographic. The fund was established in March with the acquisition of a medical office and day surgery in Brisbane and another on the Gold Coast. The fund's strategy ...

Pinnacle executive director steps back

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... in a statement. Whittingam previously worked at Schroders and joined Pinnacle as an equity partner in its early days. In March last year, Whittingham handed the head of retail role to Ramsin Jajoo, who joined the firm from Morningstar. At the time Pinnacle ...

Myer Foundation partners with Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... will rapidly transition to 100% sustainable investments through a partnership with Mercer. Mercer was first commissioned in March this year to help implement a substantial portfolio restructure as part of the Myer Foundation's goal of achieving 100% ...

Chief economist update: Australian capex in COVID-19's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... consecutive contraction (in year-on-year terms) - down 8.0% in the September quarter from minus 8.9% in June and 8.3% in March - all under COVID-19's shadow. But before you, I and Irene start spreading the news that the "sky is falling", know that ...

CFM fund to wind up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... following (31% and 8% respectively of the strategy's total assets), universal value and carry (17% each) among others. In March, the fund dropped its minimum investment size from $50,000 to $20,000. The strategy will still be available to Australian ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... coal, gambling, tobacco and arms manufacturers." Norman Zhang commenced as legalsuper's chief investment officer in March and has since done a review of about 80% of the funds' total lineup. In Aussie equities, legalsuper swapped out Allan Gray ...

Financial adviser reference checks under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... 10 days of the request. It may take longer where agreed between both licensees but cannot take any more than 20 days. In March this year, the Financial Planning Association of Australia threw its weight behind the proposed protocol. In its submission ...

ASIC charges BitConnect Australia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... headlines after mysteriously disappearing three months after the collapse of BitConnect. Madeline Bigatton was last seen in March 2018. Her car was later found in a parking lot in the south Sydney suburb of Kurnell with her wedding ring inside.

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... stored at roughly -70 C (-94 F)." Who would have thought that after dropping to a four-year low of 18,213.65 points back in March (as economic activity froze in most nations around the globe), the Dow is now just a whisker away from 30K points - it closed ...