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Equip CIO departs following restructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
The chief investment officer of industry super fund, Equip, will leave the company following a restructure of the investment team. The fund's acting chief executive Nick Vamvakas thanked the departing Michael Strachan for his stewardship of the team ...

AustralianSuper hits the $100bn mark

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
AustralianSuper's retirement funds under management have reached $100 billion for the first time. Australia's largest super fund attributed this to new members and reduced costs. Furthermore, the fund's scale has allowed it greater direct investment ...

ME makes peak appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
ME, the bank owned by 30 industry super funds, has appointed a former lawyer and accomplished mountaineer to its board. Cheryl Bart's board appointment was effective from 1 July. ME described the former lawyer, who started her career in the banking ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
AiG performance of construction index The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of construction index jumped to 53.20 in June from 46.7 in the previous month. The index's rise to a 10-momth high was driven by a rebound to expansion territory ...

IAPF, ADPF celebrate property acquisitions

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

New resource hopes to inspire women

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Association of Financial Advisers national president and director of Integra Financial Services, Deborah Kent, has released a short video series to help encourage women in financial services. With more than 30 years' experience as a financial adviser ...

Super uncertainty makes engagement top priority

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
Global technology company Pitney Bowes believes superannuation funds face a triple threat when it comes to engaging members, especially while the industry is enduring a large shake-up. The firm said recent budget announcements should reinforce an engagement ...

PROFILE: Vanguard Australia managing director Colin Kelton

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
By his own admission, Colin Kelton barely understood what Vanguard did when he applied for a job at the company. But 25 years on he's now principal and managing director of the Australian operations of the $4.4 trillion asset manager, and he can't imagine ...

Aspen Group CEO, CFO and chair depart in restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
The chief executive, chief financial officer and chair of listed property investment firm Aspen Group will leave the company following a planned management restructure. In an ASX statement, Aspen's board said that the group's strategy "can best be pursued ...

Saudi sovereign wealth fund flags US$3.5bn Uber investment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, has invested US$3.5 billion ($4.8 billion) in ride sharing app Uber. The company will use some of the money, likely in the region of US$250 million, to help it expand in the Middle East. ...