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Kate Howitt to leave Fidelity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Fidelity senior portfolio manager Kate Howitt has announced her retirement after almost two decades with the firm. Howitt, who has led the Australian Opportunities Fund since 2007, will step down in September but continue to oversee the transition of ...

Mercy Super awards group insurance mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... insurer, with the mandate effective August 1. Following a competitive tender process, Zurich has been mandated to provide cover to the $1.5 billion fund's 13,000 members. In naming Zurich as its insurance partner, Mercy Super cited Zurich's strong global ...

Jarden appoints head of emerging companies research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
The investment and advisory group has announced the promotion of vice president, equity research Ben Brownette to the newly created role of head of emerging companies research. Brownette has over 10 years' experience in equities research, most recently ...

SEC proposes new disclosure for ESG funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... and Scope 3 emissions data if the company includes Scope 3 targets as part of a broader climate goal. The proposed rules cover disclosure of companies' governance of climate-related risks and relevant risk management processes, the material impact ...

Goldman Sachs strengthens leveraged finance team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Goldman Sachs has hired Colin Mathews to run leveraged finance in Australia and New Zealand. Currently, the New York-based Mathews co-leads oil and gas coverage within the leveraged finance group. In his new role, he will assume responsibility for the ...

Superhero board signs former ASIC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... stepping down from ASIC after it was found he had been significantly overpaid, including ASIC paying almost $120,000 to cover his personal tax advice. The former corporate watchdog boss was cleared of any wrongdoing but still ended his tenure (2018- ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... transfer across to a home purchase. Even if they did use their super to make a home purchase, the transfer would hardly cover the pace of last year's house price increase. According to APRA, it's not until men get to age 45 and women turn 50 that their ...

BlackRock launches ESG model portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
BlackRock has introduced a range of ESG model portfolios covering a range of risk profiles, saying it is making sustainability more affordable. The iShares ESG Model Portfolios apply a multi-asset strategy and invest in iShares ETFs and BlackRock index ...

Trust in financial services jumps: CFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
While Australian investors are overall less trusting of the financial services industry and financial advisers than global peers, a new survey has found levels of trust to be robust. Data from the CFA Institute Enhancing Investors' Trust study revealed ...

GQG Partners expands Australian team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
GQG Partners has appointed David Jenkins and Muneeza Killen as business development directors to expand the company's footprint in the Queensland, Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian financial advice markets. Jenkins has over 15 years' experience ...