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HESTA adds to leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... fund's growth is strong and sustainable. "HESTA has a long, impressive history of strong investment performance and innovation and we have ambitious plans to continue to build on this success as a leading global investor," Blakey said. "Careful and ...

OpenInvest names chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... member of OpenLearning and DataMesh. While at NAB, Pappas was executive general manager for international branches and innovation, chief executive of Asia and executive general manager corporate and institutional banking. He previously spent over a decade ...

Milestone Group appoints APAC lead

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... and category leader in key disciplines," he said. "With this accomplished, Marian's background and commitment to innovation is ideally suited to our agenda, making it an exciting time to lead our APAC and Australian business as we begin this chapter ...

Technology can ease adviser red tape: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
Digital innovation could be the answer to tackling product-choice confusion and reducing red tape in the financial advice sector, according to an academic. Pamela Hanrahan, a lawyer and professor at University to New South Wales Business School, told ...

COVID-19 propels advisers, incumbents into the future

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... COVID-19 pandemic has squeezed years of digital transformation into less than two months, but finds that partnerships, innovation and agility will be key for both advisers and institutions to survive and thrive going forward. The report by Israeli-based ...

Shareholders approve Aon, WTW merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... with Willis Towers Watson," Aon chief executive Greg Case said. The combination of the two businesses will accelerate innovation and strengthen their capability to provide more relevant solutions for clients, he added, saying it has only become more ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... governance (ESG) investment products grows in Australia, American Century Investments offers a fresh approach focused on innovation in the healthcare sector. The Health Care Impact Equity strategy enables institutional investors to invest in companies ...

Roar Software bolsters team, partners with Milliman

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Roar Software has added two new executives to its leadership team, as it announces a partnership with global actuarial management consultant Milliman. Darren Pettiona has been appointed chair, while Simon Bishop has nabbed a role as a national sales ...

HUB24 reports record results

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... million during the period, an increase driven by hires in sales and distribution, as well as recruitment to HUB24's Innovation Lab and IT development team. Revenue for its platform alone lifted 37% to $74.3 million during the financial year, despite ...

VanEck to launch four new ETFs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
VanEck is set to launch four new ETFs, capitalising on innovation in healthcare and major worldwide trends such as eSports. These include a Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO), Global Healthcare Leaders ETF (HLTH), Morningstar World ex-Australia Wide ...