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Tribeca portfolio manager departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... co-founded Jenkins Investment Management. The now-defunct Octaviar owned a stake in the firm which was bought by Grant Samuel Funds Management in 2008. Tribeca's team bought out GSFM's stake last year, taking full ownership of the boutique. GSFM still ...

KPMG partner moves to GROW Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... strategy here and overseas, as well as implement the TINA platform, GROW's blockchain-enabled technology for superannuation funds and wealth platforms. Gee was a long-serving executive at KPMG Australia, firstly joining as a director in April 2002. He ...

Fund manager invests in women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
An Australian funds manager has stepped up to address under-representation of women in the sector. Plato Investment Management has partnered with The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to develop a program for women who want to work in finance. ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... attacks. The fund has been critical in establishing a group of 23 New Zealand investors - with a total of NZD$800 billion in funds under management - putting pressure on social media companies to strengthen controls to stop something like the streaming ...

New chief executive at Link Fund Administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... executive lineup. Dee McGrath will now oversee Link Group's administration functions which services many superannuation funds. In her most recent role she was IBM's managing partner for global business services. She was responsible for the strategy ...

Ironbark, Zurich shutter funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Ironbark Asset Management and Zurich Investments are shutting down three funds after the Sydney boutique managing them said it will stop asset management operations in July. Denning Pryce managed about $270 million for Aussie investors in alternative ...

APRA receives new super powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... powers have been bolstered thanks to new laws that will enable it to take tougher action on trustees and underperforming funds. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No 1) Bill 2019, which ...

Powerwrap makes a move on IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... institutions, high-net-worths and even clients. The IPO brings 100 new investors into the fold, including about 10 small cap funds. Phil King's Regal Funds Management which was previously an investor has invested in the IPO. "The decision to list ...

Superannuation funds flag $113bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Two superannuation funds are exploring a potential merger that would create a $113 billion fund with 1.1 million members. VicSuper and First State Super announced they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding, scouting the benefits of a ...

Superannuation fund chief accepts new role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... on March 30, meaning that one-in-five Queenslanders are members of the $64 billion superannuation fund. The newly merged funds have a total 1.4 million membership base. This includes the integration of Kinetic Super members, which finalised last year. ...