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Swan hits back at Bragg: 'That's wrong of you'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
Cbus chair Wayne Swan faced the Senate Economics Committee today to answer questions around the super fund's claim handling delays, governance and payments made to the CFMEU. Cbus is facing legal action from the Australian Securities and Investments ...

Swan tells Bragg he won't front parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
Cbus chair Wayne Swan has declined an invitation to front the Senate Economics Committee over issues with the fund's recent board appointments and claims handling delays. In a letter to committee chair Senator Andrew Bragg, Swan thanked Bragg for the ...

Former Frontier alts head joins Evergreen

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
A former Frontier Advisors executive has landed at a rival asset consultant following a career break. After departing Frontier as head of alternatives, Michiel Swaak has joined Evergreen Consultants as a principal consultant. In the new role, he is ...

Cbus names chief strategy officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
Former Industry Super Australia chief Bernie Dean will permanently lead strategy and corporate affairs at the $94 billion Cbus. The industry stalwart has been appointed chief strategy officer after acting in the role since July 2024. In welcoming his ...

IAM announces new product, appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
Income Asset Management (IAM) has launched a new asset backed securities (ABS) and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) product, ABS-RMBS Direct. The new product aims to offer investors direct access to the asset class. ABS and RMBS are investment ...

ASIC makes key appointments to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made two appointments to its senior executive leadership team. Following an international search, ASIC chair Joe Longo announced the appointment of Peter Soros as executive director regulation ...

Apollo, State Street plot private markets ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Apollo Global Management and State Street Global Advisors are working together to bring a private credit ETF to market in the US. Capitalising on the speedy growth of private markets in recent times, the two parties want to ensure investors of all types ...

Cbus advice lead jumps to Aware

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
After three and a half years at the industry superannuation fund for construction and building workers, Lynda Cross has joined Aware Super as head of guidance. Reporting to Peter Hogg, general manager of guidance and advice, Cross will lead the super ...

abrdn closes hedge fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
abrdn has terminated a hedge fund that achieved negative returns since inception and failed to gain investor interest. The abrdn Global Risk Mitigation Fund closed on August 30. abrdn said due to changing demand, "the fund size has become smaller over ...

New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has introduced a bill to stop the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) from investing in housing projects financed by Cbus. The bill would amend the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023 to include an additional limitation ...