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AMP Capital hires infrastructure investment director

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... Cummings. Kenny has more than 15 years' experience across investment banking and infrastructure investment, with a specialist focus on the airports sector. He joins the company from Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan Board where he was general manager, business ...

Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The success of technology start-ups and Australia's maturing venture capital sector are driving superannuation funds to reconsider VC as an asset class. In September, First State Super and Hostplus invested $110 million and $35 million respectively ...

Statewide appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... structural and reputational advantages provided by industry funds like Statewide, and it will be a genuine pleasure to be able to focus on leveraging the organisation's significant strengths in the marketplace." Statewide manages more than $6 billion ...

Neuberger Berman appoints global insurance head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... held insurance-related managing director roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and UBS. At Neuberger Berman, Malloy will focus on managing the firm's insurance client relationships, which account for are currently valued at $20 billion in assets under ...

Medical risk leader joins Bombora

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
A specialist medical risk provider has joined Bombora Advice. MediBroker, founded in 2012 by managing director Aaron Zelman, focuses on risk advice solutions for medical professionals. It currently has over 300 clients and will join Bombora as a principal ...

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... can be almost anything - transportation, consumer products, technology, telephony, etcetera," Jonsson said. "All of our focus is around these threats to existing industry structure. Which companies will figure it out, who will adapt, and who will be ...

ASIC hits advice firm with more licence conditions

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
ASIC has increased its surveillance activity on Total Financial Solutions Australia advisers, following compliance concerns. The surveillance commenced in October 2014 and focused on TFSA product advice, which ASIC identified as having a "one-size-fits-all ...

Japan pension fund backs responsible investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... measures in accordance with Japan's Stewardship Code. PRI managing director, Fiona Reynolds, welcomed the signatory. "A focus on Asia is a key part of the PRI's three-year strategy, and GPIF signing the principles will make others in the region take ...

ING DIRECT super manager promoted

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
Former ING DIRECT manager superannuation Tim Hewson has been appointed to a new role internally to become national partnership manager, residential lending and wealth. ING DIRECT has made the appointment on the back of a "growing convergence of the ...

Elliott new CEO at ANZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... said. The chairman said the outgoing chief executive had transformed ANZ into Australia's only international bank with a focus on Asia Pacific. "Mike was appointed chief executive as the world was entering the global financial crisis," Gonski said. "Mike ...