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Jameson Capital launches fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
The Melbourne based alternative asset management firm has secured funding from investors to launch a special situations real estate fund. Jameson received $25 million from two European cornerstone investors to launch the fund. The fund will invest into ...

Vision Super appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
The $12.2 billion industry super fund Vision Super has appointed its first female chair. Lisa Darmanin stepped into the role at the start of the new financial year, replacing Geoff Lake after his three-year term was completed. She has been a director ...

Connectus acquires fifth practice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
Global financial advice firm Connectus Wealth Advisers continues its Australian expansion strategy, announcing it will acquire its fifth wealth management firm in less than a year. Connectus has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire New South ...

KPMG promotes two super experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
KPMG Australia has promoted superannuation and self-managed super fund experts respectively to partners. Cecilia Storniolo, the director of superannuation advisory, actuarial and financial risk, will become a partner on July 1. She joined the consulting ...

NZ Super Fund hires asset allocation head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
The Guardians of NZ Superannuation promoted a senior investment strategist to head of asset allocation. Charles Hyde joined the Guardians in 2015 and has since chaired a risk budgeting team and been involved in the 2020 review of the reference portfolio ...

J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has acquired a forest management and timberland investing firm in a bid to actively participate in carbon offset markets. BrightSphere Investment Group has sold its 75% stake in Campbell Global to J.P. Morgan AM for an undisclosed ...

ME Bank acquisition receives green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
The federal government has approved the Bank of Queensland's acquisition of ME Bank, which was formerly owned by industry superannuation funds. ME Bank will officially become part of the BOQ group. The two firms said they will continue to operate ...

Directors added to FSC board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
The Financial Services Council is welcoming two new additions to its board, appointing executives from Macquarie Group and Zurich Australia. Joining the board's nine other directors are Macquarie executive director, head of wealth management Sean West ...

Future Generation announces chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
Geoff Wilson's Future Generation companies, the social conscious listed investment companies, has announced its new chief executive - hiring from UBS. Caroline Gurney, former managing director of marketing and communications for UBS, has stepped ...

Chief economist update: How do you solve a problem like Australia's housing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
Tell us something we, Australians all, don't already know. Those who have (at least one) are salivating, wringing their hands and thanking their lucky stars. Those who don't are still pounding the pavement - winter, spring, summer and autumn ...