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Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
Wollemi Capital has appointed former NSW Treasurer Matt Kean as director, regulatory affairs and strategic partnerships. Wollemi said Kean - who was recently appointed chair of the Climate Change Authority - brings deep expertise in catalysing public ...

TelstraSuper fields influx of merger offers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
After announcing in May that it is looking to merge, TelstraSuper has received "a high level of interest" from its peers. In an update on the merger process, TelstraSuper said its board is currently considering information provided by a range of superannuation ...

Zenith head of research calls time

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
Zenith Investment Partners general manager and head of research Bronwen Moncrieff has left the investment consultancy after 13 years. Moncrieff said she is going to take a break to recharge before contemplating her next chapter. "For the moment, it's ...

Asset management brand power a 'critical differentiator': ISS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
In an ultra-competitive asset management industry, a firm's brand is a critical differentiator in gaining the trust of financial advisers, according to ISS Market Intelligence research. Having surveyed more than 900 advisers, asking for their opinions ...

AFSLs can lose licence on CSLR intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
AFS Licensees (AFSLs) and their professional indemnity insurers (PII) that fail to pay a determination will potentially see their licence revoked if the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has to intervene. CSLR chief executive David Berry warned ...

RBA on hold: Experts split on 2024 cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at its August board meeting. RBA governor Michele Bullock said the case for an interest rate cut in the near-term was not a likely scenario. "Based on what I know today and what ...

Global X chief to step down

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Global X ETFs Australia chief executive Evan Metcalf will step down from his role at the end of October after a decade with the firm. During the transition period, chief operating officer Oliver Reynolds and head of sales Manny Damianakis will oversee ...

Insight Investment appoints distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Global asset manager Insight Investment has named a new distribution lead for its local operations. Amy Clements was promoted to head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand this month after spending more than five years as an investment specialist. ...

Cbus taps ex-AustralianSuper equities chief for 'critical role'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Cbus has appointed a former AustralianSuper equities chief to serve as its head of portfolio construction. Justin Pascoe, who joined AustralianSuper as a senior portfolio manager in June 2019 before being promoted in August 2021, will take on the "critical ...

Brookfield expands $1bn student accommodation portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Brookfield has acquired a 50% stake in Journal Student Living, an extension of a joint venture formed with integrated property business Citiplan in late 2021. The collaboration saw the two parties acquire a PBSA development site on Grattan Street opposite ...