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HESTA appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
The industry superannuation fund has added a new director to its board, as former Ramsay Health Care chief executive Daniel Sims retires. Alan Morrison was appointed to HESTA's trustee board of directors this month. He will also sit on the audit and ...

MLC Life appoints transformation lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... has taken on the role, replacing acting chief innovation and transformation officer Tahir Tanveer. He joins from listed sports performance technology company Catapult, which provides solutions to the likes of the New England Patriots and Real Madrid. ...

Hostplus called out on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... Market Forces asset management campaigner Will van de Pol said. "As the default super fund for the hospitality, tourism and sports industries, Hostplus' members want to see their fund investing in a clean, renewable future that protects the places ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... stories. On a night out, he put a bet on who would win the Dally M coach of the year award. The problem was, he ran the sports technology start-up that had a contract with the NRL to collect the Dally M votes. It was a big fall from grace for one of ...

LGBTI+ leaders list 2020 revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... to highlight LGBTI+ people who are leaders in their fields and work to facilitate positive change. Along with media and sports personalities, politicians, police officers and activists, a number of financial services leaders have been recognised. Director ...

Cbus appoints new technology chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The $54 billion industry fund has appointed a new chief information technology officer, joining the fund from Latitude Financial. Mirella Robinson has joined the fund, replacing Rob Pickering who Financial Standard reported departed the fund in September. ...

Worst investment ideas revealed: ARK

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... begun to "cut the cord", cancelling their linear TV services at an accelerating rate during the last few years. Without sports, the pace of cord cutting intensified during the pandemic," ARK said. Freight rail, perhaps surprisingly, also made ARK's list ...

Chief economist update: UK's winter of discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... and limited to table-only service, working from home if possible, limit on guests at wedding and receptions and indoor sports, face masks compulsory for bar staff and non-seated customers, shop workers and waiters, and fines for beaches doubled to £200 ...

Grow Super founder pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... guilty at Downing Centre Local Court today. Alongside his role at Grow, Wilson was chief executive and founder of start-up sports technology company StatEdge and Trevisiol was managing director. StatEdge had a contract with the NRL which included managing ...

Sovereign fund withdraws bid for Newcastle United

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
A consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has withdrawn its £300 million takeover of English Premier League team Newcastle United Football Club. The buyer consortium also included PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers and ...