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JANA makes senior appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
JANA has bolstered its not-for-profit division with a new appointment. Kevin Fernando joins JANA as client development director for NFP. Fernando was previously the founder and managing director of Mercury Associates, an independent NFP investment consultancy. ...

Soul Patts finalises merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Washington H Soul Pattinson (WHSP) has implemented its $4 billion merger with LIC, Milton Corporation. Under the scheme of arrangement, all Milton shares that are not currently owned by WHSP will be transferred today. Eligible Milton shareholders will ...

ROAR launches interactive SOA tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
Financial planning technology firm ROAR Software has launched a Statement of Advice solution that comes with a human avatar. DynamicDocs, launched in partnership with customer engagement video software platform HumanableCX, converts Word-based SOAs ...

Bitcoin fund manager hires distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
Monochrome Asset Management has named the former managing director of a fund manager as its new distribution lead. Craig Hobart joined the cryptocurrency fund manager as head of distribution in June. He was previously the general manager of strategic ...

UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
Two months out from his last day at UniSuper, chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan talks to Financial Standard about his eight years at the fund, going public offer and staying away from mergers. O'Sullivan arrived at UniSuper in 2013, after a career ...

Crypto fund hires from Blue Sky

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
A new cryptocurrency fund has launched in Australia has appointed its chief investment officer from Blue Sky Alternatives. The Monochrome Bitcoin Fund, a unit trust aiming to provide institutional investors exposure to Bitcoin, launched last month. ...

UniSuper opens its doors, hits $100bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
As UniSuper membership officially opens to the public today, the fund also reached a milestone, hitting $100 billion in funds under management. The super fund has opened to workers outside of the higher education and research sector, a move that was ...

Stonehouse acquires risk advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
Stonehouse Financial Group has acquired the books of a long-serving risk adviser who will leave the industry to pursue other interests. Financial adviser Greg Owen has sold his practice GJO Financial Services for an undisclosed amount to Jeremy Chiel ...

Aware Super, MIRA acquisition progresses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
The Foreign Investments Review Board (FIRB) has approved the $4.6 billion acquisition of Vocus by a consortium made up of Aware Super and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA). The consortium's bid values Vocus at $5.50 per share, which is ...

Licensee awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
ROAR Software, formerly known as YTML, has won a technology solution mandate from a recently launched dealer group. Dealer group Finchley & Kent claims that its advisers save up to 60% of their time on administrative work as a result of this new partnership. ...