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ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... publishing the report, ASIC commissioner Karte O'Rourke elaborated on the regulators expectations when speaking at the Australasia Investor Relations Association conference. O'Rourke encouraged business leaders to be open about new technologies and how ...

Briefcase launches five SMAs on Praemium

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... founded Briefcase in 2022 after working more than seven years at BlackRock where he led model portfolio solutions for Australasia. At Briefcase, he is joined by chief investment officer Martyn Wild, chief technology officer Sean Doherty, and head of ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
MLC Life Insurance has hired an integration specialist to execute its merger with Resolution Life Australasia to create the country's third-largest life insurer. As the general manager of integration, Peter Moutsatsos will lead a dedicated team ...

Resolution Life completes NZ$410m life business transaction

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
Resolution Life's trans-Tasman life insurer, Resolution Life Australasia, has completed the acquisition of Asteron Life New Zealand. The takeover, reported last year by Financial Standard, further cements Resolution Life as the second largest life insurer ...

Workplace expert joins Aware Super in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... executive and regulatory experience in the energy industry, with a particular focus on renewables both in Europe and Australasia. Currently leading consultant TSA Riley's entry strategy into the energy industry, she has held senior roles at AusNet ...

BlackRock's Chantal Giles expands role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Chantal Giles, head of wealth at BlackRock Australasia, has taken on an additional role within the US$11.5 trillion asset management firm. Effective February 1, 2025, Giles will also head up APAC strategic clients and business development. In her expanded ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... community development. Piper sits on various boards and is currently chair of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. He replaces Ian Wishart as chief executive of The Fred Hollows Foundation.

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... Peter Chun touched on how the fund was strengthening its operations following the outage. MLC Life and Resolution Life Australasia to merge (December 11) MLC Life Insurance and Resolution Life Australasia are set to merge, creating one of Australia's ...

Rest nabs culture leader from Aware

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... life insurer NobleOak. Before that, she was the chapter lead of people experience and governance at Resolution Life Australasia. Murrell said the two senior leaders have deep experience and expertise in creating and embedding an employee and member-centred ...

Morningstar hires research manager for super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Morningstar Australasia has recruited a manager to lead its superannuation research coverage on local asset owners. William Anglingdarma will support Morningstar's strategy to provide comprehensive superannuation fund ratings on fund fees, features ...