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Super funds merge, board revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
First State Super and VicSuper have completed their merger, revealing fee reductions and board changes. The merged fund now manages over $120 billion on behalf of 1.1 million members, including healthcare and aged care workers, teachers, police and ...

ClearView announces board changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
ClearView Wealth has announced a number of changes to its board including a new chair. Geoff Black has been named as the new chair, replacing Bruce Edwards who announced his intention to retire at the start of April. Edwards officially retired as chair ...

Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
It seemed so long ago and far away now but it was only a year ago that the All Ordinaries index broke above its all-time high recorded in 2007 before climbing to a new peak in February this year. The mood was good: The US and China have reached a trade ...

Industry super pours $19.5bn into Australian recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
Industry super funds will invest $19.5 billion over the coming three years in construction and infrastructure projects; in a move that Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair Greg Combet says will help rebuild the Australian economy. The multi-billion ...

Pitcher Partners promotes six

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
Pitcher Partners has announced six new partners in its 2020 intake, across investment advisory, private business and family advisory, corporate finance and audit and assurance. David Bedford will now be a partner in investment advisory based in Melbourne. ...

Rest names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
A former Morningstar investment lead has been appointed inaugural chief investment officer of the $54 billion industry superannuation fund. Rest has named Andrew Lill as chief investment officer, joining from Morningstar Investment Management where ...

Chi-X admits new participant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
Disrupter stock exchange Chi-X has admitted its latest trading partner. Nine Mile Financial has been admitted to the stock exchange as a market maker, with Chi-X chief executive Vic Jokovic saying as a market maker it will play an essential role in ...

Life insurers disregard code of practice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
The Life Code Compliance Committee has said that life insurers appear not to be taking their obligations under the Life Insurance Code of Practice seriously. The code came into effect in 2017, with the independent committee now publishing its second ...

New multi-boutique launches in Sydney

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
A former head of research for Morphic Asset Management has launched a multi-boutique, aiming to partner with investment managers looking for distribution support. Mantis Funds, led by Timothy Cheung as chief executive, picked up Dalton Street Capital ...

Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
New research reveals investors are increasingly using dedicated China equity strategies for alpha generation, with the market turmoil of 2020 showcasing the country's diversification characteristics. In the first quarter, the MSCI Emerging Markets ...