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Aware Super, Macquarie to acquire Vocus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... that Vocus' secure, Australian-operated fibre network is key to our momentum in market," he said. "As we enter this new stage of investment and growth, support from MIRA and Aware Super will provide the strongest possible foundation for the business ...

Women don't own fair share of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
New research from Rainmaker Information has highlighted the stark gender gap in superannuation savings. Despite making up half of the population, women only own roughly 40% of the funds under management in super - equating to approximately $1.2 trillion. ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
According to recent data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, women hold 14.6% of chair positions, 28.1% of directorships and represent 18.3% of chief executives and 32.5% of key management personnel. Perhaps most concerning of all, only 0.4% ...

Munich RE appoints Australasia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... his deep technical expertise and strong client focus will position him well to lead our Australasia business into the next stage of its development. "I would also like to thank Ralph Ronnenberg for his strong contribution to successfully developing the ...

Mercer joins net-zero club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Mercer Australia has committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 for its Australian funds and the Mercer-managed investment options within Mercer Super. This represents a combined $36.4 billion in assets under management as at 31 December ...

Yarra Capital acquires Nikko AM Australian business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... AM president and co-chief executive Hideo Abe said the partnership takes Nikko's commitment in Australia to the next stage. "We are confident that our investment in Yarra will be the catalyst to enhance the capabilities that Australian investors ...

Capgemini names new managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... inclusive future for our clients, people and communities," Pietschner said. O'Brien said she is honoured to lead the next stage of growth for Capgemini in Australia and New Zealand. "The business has all the right elements, and a compelling purpose to ...

Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government's stimulus spending, and reforms like the early release scheme, have boosted Australian financial comfort to record highs despite the impact of COVID-19. The ME Bank Household Financial Comfort Index improved by 2% to 5.89 out of 10 during ...

Aware Super rejigs MySuper option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
The $140 billion superannuation fund is changing its MySuper lifecycle option from two stages to 11. About 85% of Aware Super's accumulation members are in the MySuper lifecycle option. It was one of the first superannuation funds to move its default ...

Seek launches investments arm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... independent and focused businesses. The first being Seek and the second being Seek Investments which will own and manage early-stage ventures and online education services. It said its key to success will include the ability to operate independently ...