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Willis Towers Watson hires institutional risk expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... executive at WTW Singapore, as well as head of Asia operations at the Miller Welding and Machine Company. Weaver said his focus was on strengthening relationships in the region. "I look forward to working with all of our clients and to further strengthening ...

Antipodes expands investment team, creates active ETF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... equities solutions, mainly from retail clients. It also allows chief executive and chief investment officer Jacob Mitchell to focus more on investment performance. Findlay's appointment is an internal move. He has been a director at Antipodes Partners ...

Bell AM recruits senior global equities analyst

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... Management. Bell AM said the hire will add depth to the research capabilities of the Melbourne based firm, with Saddington set to focus on the small and mid-cap part of the market. Bell chief investment officer Ned Bell praised the appointment, highlighting ...

Two industry funds merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Two industry superannuation funds will merge to create a $10.3 billion superannuation fund with about 125,000 members. NGS Super and QIEC Super will operate as one entity from 1 November 2018; QIEC Super will become a subdivision of NGS Super in the ...

Contango restructure sees reduced headcount

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... Contango Asset Management (CGA) has reduced its headcount and is relocating to Sydney as part of a wider restructure to focus on retail distribution. Speaking to Financial Standard, CGA chief executive Marty Switzer said Contango AM has reduced its team ...

Industry fund transformation sees rebrand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
One of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds has rebranded as part of its renewed focus on customer service. REST Industry Super will rebrand to Rest with a new visual identity and logo. Interim chief executive Andrew Howard said the change ...

What will estate planning look like in 2020?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... was Russell Investments managing director of strategic business initiatives Tim Noonan. He said there needs to be a strong focus on the actuarial probability of advised clients living far longer and spending far more than projections. Financial Standard ...

Affordable advice outsourcing at the ready

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... system benefits from Microsoft's broad range of enterprise grade security capabilities," he said. Handley said the initial focus of the partnership will be on enhancing the core services already being offered to financial advisers and accountants but ...

Industry fund names investment operations boss

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... grow to more than $60 billion in the next five years, having the right team in place is essential," he said. "A significant focus of our new investment model is the internalisation of a number of direct investment strategies and driving down investment ...

New insurance lead at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... within insurance holding both executive and senior positions within the financial services and banking industries with a focus on life insurance and superannuation," a spokesperson for First State Super said. Evans spent six years with AMP, most recently ...