Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 771 - 780 of 10853 results for "Appointment"

RQI hires research duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
RQI Investors, an active quant equities manager within First Sentier Investors, has strengthened its research team with two hires. Based in Sydney, Tom Marty and Alex Kiechle-Cornish will report to Ron Guido, senior quantitative portfolio manager and ...

Super fund looks to AI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Aware Super has hired a data and artificial intelligence executive to speed up the adoption of the fast-developing technology. Mythili Baker has been appointed to the newly created role of head of data and AI at the $185 billion super fund. Aware Super ...

HESTA hunts for portfolio construction and risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
HESTA's general manager of portfolio construction and risk has exited the $93 billion super fund, underscoring the high number of senior turnovers in big super. The superannuation fund confirmed that Michael Sommers had exited and that it was looking ...

TAL taps ex-CBA deputy as chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
TAL has appointed a new chair to succeed Mark Joiner, who stepped down late last year, while also adding another non-executive director. Former Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) deputy chief David Cohen, a 16-year veteran of the bank, will take over ...

Platinum rolls out major leadership reshuffle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... experience in the investment industry having worked as portfolio manager of global long-short equities. Prior to his appointment, Alexander has worked as chief investment officer at BML Funds; head of investments at Orca; portfolio manager and head of ...

Acenda names inaugural chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
MLC Life Insurance has announced who will chair the insurer when it becomes Acenda. MLC Life Insurance, soon becoming Acenda through the merger with Resolution Life Australia, has appointed Craig Dunn to the position and will take effect upon the completion ...

Praemium hunts for new chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Praemium has announced David Coulter will be stepping down from the role of chief financial officer, effective March 7. Despite resigning from the position, Coulter will continue to provide investor relationship services to Praemium on a consulting ...

Cbus appoints deputy investment chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... announced in May 2024, left the fund after four years. Cbus chief investment officer Brett Chatfield said that the appointment reflected the fund's growth ambitions to build out internal strategies. "Leigh has done an exceptional job continuing the ...

AZ NGA positions for growth with key appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Former Fitzpatricks Financial Group chief executive Jodie Blackledge is joining the leadership team of AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA). Blackledge has been appointed group chief financial officer at AZ NGA, reporting to group chief executive Paul ...

PIMCO local managing director to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
PIMCO's local head Rob Mead is set to retire after more than 20 years with the fund manager. Mead, who is also the co-head of Asia Pacific portfolio management, has been with PIMCO since 2003. Five years ago, Mead became the head PIMCO's Australian ...