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New equality push in investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The Financial Services Council is leading a new push for gender equality in investment management. The FSC launched the Women in Investment Management Charter, in a bid to improve female representation in the funds management industry. "The FSC surveyed ...

Preqin acquires Colmore

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
The alternatives research business has acquired private markets technology, services and administration business Colmore. The transaction closed on August 5. Colmore will be fully owned by Preqin and run as a standalone business. Colmore chief executive ...

Perpetual acquires advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Perpetual Private has acquired a boutique financial advice firm with over 1000 clients and $915 million of assets. Established in 2015, Jacaranda Financial Planning caters to the high-net-worth market with a team of nine advisers based in Sydney and ...

AMP flags recovery, profit jumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
AMP's 57% year-on-year jump in its half-year profit shows positive signs of recovery but it's still a far cry from the company it was four years ago. In the six months to June, the group's underlying net profit after tax hit $181 million ...

Multiple accounts already in sharp decline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Ahead of the stapling reforms being implemented, a new research paper from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows multiple super accounts are already in sharp decline The paper outlines the fact that ATO data suggests there ...

State Street hires from Macquarie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
State Street has appointed a head of transition management solutions for Asia Pacific, hiring from Macquarie Securities. Elliot Graham will lead State Street's transition management in the role of managing director within the bank's portfolio solutions ...

Fidelity nabs ESG expert from HESTA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... currently a board member of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and has also served as a member of the PRI Stewardship Advisory Committee. Tan added: "ESG continues to be a top priority at Fidelity. Building out the capability and ...

SEEK raising $260m for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The ASX-listed jobs listing business will raise $260 million from external investors for a new fund that invests in employment-related businesses. The SEEK Growth Fund is a pooled unit trust formed after SEEK's strategic review of its Asia Pacific and ...

Netwealth hires head of investment solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
As part of a broader strategy to grow its asset management and managed accounts offerings, Netwealth has hired the former head of private wealth at Nikko Asset Management. A spokesperson for Netwealth confirmed Naomi Finnigan has been appointed to the ...

Perpetual hires from AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
AMP Capital's head of sector multi-manager who left in July after nearly 25 years with the company has joined Perpetual. Lydia Kav (nee Serafim) joined Perpetual Private as head of manager research this month. Perpetual Private's multi-manager team ...