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Ascalon hires from SCM, Zenith and GQG

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... both sides of the business - and understands what high performance looks like from every angle," he said. Hawke also welcomed Ben Davis and Tori Flygare, who landed from Zenith Investment Partners and GQG Partners, respectively. A founding partner at ...

IFM Investors chief of staff exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
The chief of staff at IFM Investors has departed after nine months in the role. Amara Haqqani was appointed as IFM Investors' inaugural chief of staff in September 2024. At the time, IFM Investors said she would be "supporting cross-organisational collaboration ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
The life insurer has today launched backd by TAL in partnership with Cover Genius, targeting those with limited access to affordable cover options. backd offers tailored, affordable options for workers not currently eligible for other types of cover ...

Fin365 to build one-stop-shop for financial firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
The Victorian-based software solution company for financial services has acquired Qwrk Outsourcing to formulate a one-stop-shop for outsourced services as demand grows. Qwrk was founded in 2010 as a paraplanning firm that transitioned into a full-suite ...

ASIC reads the riot act to the super industry: Longo

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has hailed the superannuation industry's $4.1 trillion war chest, which is larger than the ASX's total market capitalisation, as an impressive achievement. But for all its size and influence, Longo reinforced at the AmCham Regulator ...

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) is urging the federal government to reconsider the proposed terms on the Division 296 superannuation tax. The super tax has received mixed opinions since its announcement, but the Labor government has insisted ...

Aware Super tops up direct equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Aware Super's direct equities portfolio has received a boost with three new appointments - one promotion and two new hires. Keen to add another senior investment analyst to the team, Sachin Nair has been elevated to that position. Covering tech ...

Aware Real Estate names new chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Aware Real Estate (ARE) has appointed Tracey Whitby as chief executive of the $2.5 billion property fund, effective June 1. Whitby had been serving as interim chief executive for the past six months. The property arm's chair Rod Fehring praised ...

Bentham adds to distribution team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Bentham Asset Management has expanded its distribution capabilities with the appointment of René Tetteroo as senior distribution manager and Joshua Poia as business development manager. The strategic hires come as Bentham continues to see heightened ...

APRA plans to remove 'unnecessary obstacles' for longevity products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
APRA has proposed changes to its prudential framework for annuities, committing to removing unnecessary obstacles to the development of more "innovative" and "competitively priced" longevity products. The regulator identified two issues with its existing ...