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Industry funds secure stake in QLD airport

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Industry superannuation funds are ensuring their slice of Australia's infrastructure pie, investing in a 99-year lease of the Sunshine Coast Airport via Palisade Investment Partners. Following a competitive tender process comprising 17 domestic and ...

New white labels highlight OneVue growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
OneVue will partner for three white labels following record quarterly cashflows. The platform, which recorded inflows of $310 million for the December 2016 quarter, will deliver three white label solutions for MGD Wealth, Prosperum Wealth and an unnamed ...

Equip eyes merger with Rio Tinto plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
EquipSuper and the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund (RTSSF) are in the final stages of merger talks. The $7 billion super fund confirmed the possible amalgamation; a step that would see its assets almost double to $13.5 billion and membership grow ...

Suncorp vet joins Westpac subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Majority-owned Westpac subsidiary Hastings Management is welcoming its second independent director. Justine Hickey joins the infrastructure equity manager while also serving as a director on the boards of DNR Capital, the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation ...

Henderson targets Queensland with appointment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
Independent asset manager Henderson Global Investors is expanding its distribution team in Australia with the appointment of a sales director to its newly opened Brisbane office. The appointment is a nod to Queensland as one of the company's largest ...

CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
Commonwealth Bank issued the world's first government bond built using blockchain. The bank created a cryptobond for Queensland Treasury Corporation via its capital markets blockchain platform, the first of its kind both in Australia and globally. QTC ...

Aussie firms join gender index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
The number of female executives at firms listed on the global Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equality Index (BFGEI) jumped 25.2% between 2014 and 2015. That is a highlight of the 2017 BFGEI, recognising 52 firms in 17 countries with a commitment ...

QSuper commits to ESG, creates new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
Pointing to an increased focus on the development of a long-term ESG strategy, QSuper appointed an ESG governance strategist. Claire Molinari joined the $65 billion fund in December 2016 following a six-month stint with the Queensland Department of ...

Advice firm creates aged care subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
A Queensland financial advice practice is launching a subsidiary business assisting the elderly transition into aged care. Gold Coast-based Wealth Planning Partners has established Trusted Aged Care Services to provide a suite of services to families ...

Federal Court dismisses ASIC allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
The Federal Court dismissed ASIC's allegations in regards to a breach of directorial duties at an investment management company which collapsed in 2013. ASIC originally said that Peter Charles Drake, Francene Maree Mulder and Eghard van der Hoven, directors ...