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Super fund member meetings under the spotlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
Superannuation funds need to lift their game when it comes to annual member meetings as ASIC found that many should be giving members a better opportunity to have their voices heard. While the the corporate regulator did not identify significant failures ...

Former QIC managing director joins Northleaf

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
The former managing director of business development at QIC is taking on a new role with private markets investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners. Chris O'Connor has joined Northleaf as managing director, business development for Australia and New ...

ANZ adds former CFSGAM exec to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
The bank has added a former Colonial First State Global Asset Management co-head of unlisted infrastructure investments to its board. Christine O'Reilly will join the ANZ board on November 1 as a non-executive director, subject to shareholder approval ...

Bitcoin fund hires from IFM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
Monochrome Asset Management has appointed Derek Vladimir Henningsen, as head of legal and compliance. He was most recently at IFM Investors as head of fund and mandate compliance. Henningsen has also worked at Bell Asset Management, the Australian Financial ...

Investors lose in viral stock picks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
According to new analysis, stock picks which became popular on Facebook, Reddit and Twitter were almost guaranteed to see investors lose money. OpenMarkets Group (OMG) looked at trending stocks across Facebook, Reddit and Twitter - particularly those ...

New shareholder at Crescent Wealth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
The head of Peregrine Corporation, managing director Charlie (Khalil) Shahin has joined Australia's only Islamic super fund and investment manager. Shahin purchased a material shareholding in Crescent Wealth through his family office and joined its ...

Schroders APAC co-head departs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
After a decade with Schroders, its Asia Pacific co-chief executive has resigned and will depart the firm in October due to a change in family circumstances. Chris Durack is set to depart Schroders. He was first appointed to the role, alongside Susan ...

Evalesco acquires boutique firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
Evalesco Financial Services recently finalised the acquisition of former Association of Financial Advisers national president Marc Bineham's advice firm. Evalesco, led by Marshall Brentnall, Jeff Thurecht and Jules Knox, has taken on Noall & Co's ...

BNK partners with Goldman Sachs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
The ASX-listed BNK will originate, fund and securitise specialist mortgages with Goldman Sachs. The two have signed a binding definitive agreement for an uncommitted $500 million residential mortgage warehouse funded by Goldman Sachs. BNK will act as ...

CPP Investments APAC lead to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
The head of Asia Pacific for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has been promoted, with a replacement yet to be confirmed. Suyi Kim served as head of Asia Pacific since June 2016, overseeing close to $118 billion in investments and about 160 staff. ...