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MLC Life names general manager, remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
MLC Life has hired the man who led Commonwealth Bank's recent $1 billion remediation program to the role of general manager, remediation programs. Ian Fletcher, currently general manager of program strategy, customer remediation at Commonwealth Bank ...

Mercer Super investment chief departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
Top Mercer executive Corrin Collocott has quit the firm after just nine months to join an insurer. His sudden departure has left many scratching their heads since Insurance Australia Group has just $12 billion of assets under management. The investment ...

RBA names new chief economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has appointed a chief economist and assistant governor to lead its Economic Group, which comprises the Economic Analysis and Economic Research departments. Sarah Hunter assumes the position, taking over from Luci ...

GSFM to distribute Access Capital Partners offering to HNWs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
GSFM has partnered with Parisian firm Access Capital Partners (ACP) to distribute its European infrastructure and smaller buyout strategies to local wealthy investors and family offices. GSFM chief executive Damien McIntyre said the partnership will ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
New research commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) shows the number of people receiving professional life insurance advice remains low, despite a third showing interest. The survey polled over 1000 Australian workers aged between ...

ASIC curbs high-risk offers from online trading providers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
ASIC has identified a trend among some online trading providers, presenting high-risk investment opportunities to retail investors, a shift emerging amid the fluctuating market conditions and the decline in retail trading activity post-pandemic. In ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
Barings is mooting the launch of several new Asia Pacific investment strategies in 2024, aimed at "meeting the evolving needs of Australian wealth and institutional clients". The US$347 billion global investment manager anticipates that the introduction ...

AMP adds to board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
AMP has appointed Kathleen Bailey-Lord and Anna Leibel to its board following the exit of non-executive director Kate McKenzie. AMP said the new non-executive directors will start their roles at the beginning of January, coinciding with the next phase ...

Former Schroders executive enters VC space

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
Industry veteran Graeme Mather has joined Antler, the early-stage venture capital investor, as a global partner. In his new role, he will help the venture capitalist deepen ties with large asset managers in the Asia Pacific and look at boosting super ...

IFM Investors, UK government seal $19bn investment pact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
IFM Investors signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK government yesterday, formalising a $19 billion investment commitment for large-scale infrastructure and energy transition projects intended to be deployed by 2027. The MoU, which ...