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HESTA revamps executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
HESTA made a raft of changes to its senior leadership, with appointments from QSuper, Kinetic Super and Frontier Advisors. HESTA has added three new faces to its leadership team, including the appointment of former QSuper chief of member support and ...

Industry fund adds directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
A $14 billion industry superannuation fund appointed two new member directors to its board, including a former State Super chief investment officer. Equipsuper's existing board of directors will be joined by Lisbeth Rasmussen and Penny Davy-Whyte from ...

VFMC welcomes former Australia Post Super executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The head of investments at Australia Post Superannuation Scheme has joined Victoria Funds Management Corporation. VFMC confirmed Ezinne Udeh Martinez commenced as a portfolio strategist at the public sector fund manager this week. Martinez joined Australia ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
New research strongly backs the economic and health benefits of allowing life insurers to provide intervention and rehabilitation treatment for thousands of Australians each year. The study, conducted by the Financial Services Council with the help ...

Daido Life buys stake in life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Japanese life insurer Daido Life acquired a 14.9% stake in an Australian life insurer in an effort to expand offshore. Daido Life invested $13 million in the newly launched Integrity Group, the owner of Integrity Life. Worth $18 billion, Daido Life ...

BAT stocks worse than FANGs: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, the emerging-market equivalents of FANG stocks are even more expensive, higher risk and lower quality than their US counterparts, according to State Street Global Advisors. A May strategy highlights note written by SSGA chief ...

Charges laid in ANZ criminal cartel conduct case

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
Six senior executives from ANZ, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup will face a Sydney Court next month after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) laid charges against the cohort today. Executives facing criminal conduct charges have been ...

Promotions at Zenith to capitalise on growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
Growth in its managed accounts offering has seen Zenith Investment Partners promote its head of research to a new role and add to its investment consulting team. Zenith head of research Bronwen Moncrieff has been promoted to the role of general manager ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
If super funds continue to spurn local infrastructure investment in favour of offshore assets, Crescent Wealth managing director Talal Yassine believes the Islamic finance market should help make up Australia's shortfall. Yassine called on the Federal ...

Managing Director departs AMP-backed planning network

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
The managing director of an AMP-backed financial planning dealer group with more than $23 billion in funds under advice has resigned. AMP confirmed the departure of Neil Swindells, managing director at Charter Financial Planning. Swindells was appointed ...