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WTW Australia asset consulting lead joins super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
The former head of asset consulting at Willis Towers Watson Australia is now on the executive team of a $27 billion government superannuation fund. Paul Taylor has been appointed general manager of investments at GESB Superannuation, adding more than ...

Australian Ethical divests IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Australian Ethical is in the process of divesting its $8.8 million stake in IOOF. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said the decision was driven by IOOF's failure to put governance and conflicts management arrangements into ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
As the Royal Commission sharpens its focus on accountability and corporate culture, an institutional investor says these two issues will now shape conversations with boards more than ever. SSGA senior managing director Susan Darroch said the significant ...

Government super fund appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
A former Schroders portfolio management head has snapped the top job at a $27 billion government superannuation fund, after acting in the role for a large part of FY18. GESB, the Western Australian superannuation fund for current and former public sector ...

Former Magellan research head joins boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
Former Magellan portfolio manager and head of research Nikki Thomas is joining a boutique manager. Thomas is joining Alphinity Investment Management as a global portfolio manager. The firm is partly owned by Challenger's boutique business Fidante. ...

Praemium signs wealth management heavyweight

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
A wealth manager with about $27 billion in assets under management has signed on to use Praemium's managed accounts services. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Australia and its about 115 financial advisers will use Praemium's separately managed ...

SMAs leading growth at Praemium

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
Praemium's separately managed accounts business is leading the pack among its offerings, raking in 47% higher revenues in the first half of FY18 as compared to H1 FY17. Collectively the company's product offerings brought in revenue of $21.5 ...

Australian Ethical divests AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Australian Ethical will divest AMP following the governance failures exposed by the Royal Commission. Speaking to Financial Standard, Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said while AMP passed its ethical screening in 2016, and the ...

Praemium expands global SMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
Praemium SMA enhanced its suite of international model portfolios with the addition of a Franklin Templeton offering. The Franklin Concentrated Global Equity ex Australia Portfolio is now available to investors via the platform. It enables investment ...

Praemium enhances digital offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
Praemium is introducing paperless applications and digital acceptance, simplifying the financial advice process for both adviser and client. The platform said the addition of new features means Praemium is now offering a completely online solution. ...