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HESTA pushes forward with internalisation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
The $68 billion industry fund for health workers is pushing forward with an ambitious internalisation program. The fund recently reached a key milestone, with its in-house Australian equities team now actively investing. The Australian equities being ...

EQT secures RE, custody mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
An alternatives asset manager and lender handed down a custody and responsible entity mandate to Equity Trustees for one of its funds. Metrics Credit Partners chose EQT to oversee the two functions for its Metrics Direct Income Fund. EQT replaces Sandhurst ...

Perennial awards new fund admin mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... Apex Group will provide fund administration and transfer agency services as well as custody services for the fund. The mandate win for Apex Group follows a series of acquisitions in the Asia Pacific region, including Australian-based Mainstream Group ...

Magellan loses $5bn in fortnight

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... 39%. Other institutional investors have followed suit since UK fund manager St James's Place pulled a $23 billion mandate last December. This was followed by a reshuffle at the executive level. Brett Cairns resigned as chief executive and chair Hamish ...

AMP hands down tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
AMP awarded a technology mandate to a global provider in a bid to improve the efficiency of its North platform. SS&C Technologies forged the partnership with AMP to deliver digital and administrative capabilities, promising high levels of automation ...

Schroders launches new fund, wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... unnamed government super fund's need for such a strategy. That super fund is the cornerstone investor in the fund, with the mandate size not disclosed. "The fund leverages Schroders' global investment platform with targeted allocations to a broad array ...

EQT chosen as RE for new property fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... experience and capability across all types of funds governance." Auctus managing director Campbell McComb commented on the mandate: "Working with Equity Trustees means we benefit from their decades of experience as a trustee and RE in the Australian ...

Flexible work expectation gap widens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... urged larders not to impose a one-size-fits-all policy, rather "involve teams every step of the way". While some employers mandate working in the office five days a week, at the other end of the spectrum, staff are given the option to work full-time ...

AIA appoints risk, transformation roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... time for AIA and I'm thrilled to be leading this transformation," Thornton said. AIA recently won a group insurance mandate from AvSuper. The super fund's membership is currently covered by Hannover Life RE which is due to exit the market this ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... Standard archives show that in 2008 the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) was lobbying government to mandate super be paid on paid maternity leave. Going into this year's election, it is still lobbying for that same thing. As is ...