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Hostplus, HNWs back CSIRO fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
Main Sequence, a deep tech investment fund founded by CSIRO, has raised $250 million from investors such as Hostplus and Temasek to solve the world's problems in health, food, space and industrial productivity. Main Sequence's second fund aims to solve ...

Trading platform names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... executive and chair. SelfWealth has announced Cath Whitaker will lead the platform, joining from Mercer's parent company Marsh McLennan. She will commence her new role on April 20. Whitaker takes the post nearly a year after Andrew Ward stepped back ...

AMP Capital names new executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
AMP Capital has named a new head of distribution, retail and advisory, promoting from within. Steve Mazzarelli has taken on the position, having worked with AMP Capital for over 14 years. Mazzarelli joined AMP Capital in 2006, departing his position ...

New trading platform to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
The trading platform that encourages long-term investing backed by automation is gaining ground with a new generation of investors. Retail trading platform Pearler gives investors the option to invest how they please or set up an "autoinvest" strategy ...

Sequoia completes acquisitions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
Seqouia Financial Group's subsidiary Docs Centre has completed the acquisition of corporate registry firm Panthercorp from Easton Investments and finalised a purchase of assets. The integrated financial services company funded the $1.7 million purchase ...

Waste key to economic recovery: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
The CSIRO has published a roadmap to economic recovery finding innovation in Australia's waste management space could triple job creation. The National Circular Economy Roadmap suggested the key strategy for creating jobs and reclaiming billions ...

Franklin Templeton promotes executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Franklin Templeton has promoted two of its key executives and announced the launch of a research hub. The US$1.5 trillion asset manager named Stephen Dover, currently Franklin Templeton Investments' head of equities, as the market strategist and ...

Zurich adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
Zurich Life & Investments has bolstered its leadership team, including a new chief distribution officer. Zurich will welcome three new executives; a chief distribution officer, head of customer and digital and head of strategy. Kieran Forde has been ...

Robo-advice a complement, not disruptor: Six Park

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
The advice industry is faced with increasing demand for affordable and accessible financial advice and implementing digital solutions to segment clients could be the answer, according to a new whitepaper. Digital advice provider Six Park's latest whitepaper ...

OnePath takes over group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... decision to continue with the AFL Players' Association's longstanding partnership with AMP," AFLPA chief executive Paul Marsh said. "Through the review it was clear that AMP's super fund was the preferred option to support the unique requirements ...