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WTW appoints Australia segment head

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... Australasia. In April, 2018 WTW hired Jamie Jeffers as a director for the financial solutions segment. Jeffers left the firm. In August, 2019 it bought Risk Capital Advisors (RCA), a specialist mergers and acquisitions broker in Australia, New Zealand ...

First Super adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... co-chair Lisa Marty would leave the board effective 31 December 2020. Watson said since joining the First Super board in August 2012, Marty has made a significant contribution to the strategic direction of the fund and member outcomes. Marty was the ...

Magellan launches funds on Chi-X

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... leveraged our existing research and investment expertise." The intention to launch the new Core funds was announced back in August this year. Chi-X Australia chief executive Vic Jokovic said the launch of the MFG funds provides retail investors one of ...

Retail fund ups premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... premiums for income protection policies. Hostplus put up income protection premiums for a small group of members by 73.7% in August. Mercy Super, Tasplan, Media Super and QSuper also all increased income protection premiums recently. Many of the funds ...

Investment scams most profitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... investment scams over the past month. This is 20% above the amount lost in October and almost three times the amount lost in August due to this type of scams. In the year to date around $58 million has been lost to investment scams, with 6669 reports ...

ACCC gives IOOF go ahead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... of the relevant markets and strong constraints from remaining competitors," Ridgeway said. IOOF announced its plans in August to acquire 100% of MLC Wealth comprising its financial advice, platforms and asset management business for $1.44 billion. IOOF ...

Industry fund names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... following the announcement that Bill McRobert will retire in the New Year. Kaspar was chief executive of Kinetic Super from August 2016 until December 2018, including during its merger with Sunsuper in May 2018. She was also a non-executive director ...

Government fund awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... Minded option," ESSSuper said in September. AMP Capital Ethical Leaders portfolio manager Kristen Le Mesurier resigned in August and has since taken up a new role at Platypus. Darren Beasley and Fiona Manning were appointed co-portfolio managers following ...

New AMP Australia chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... and will remain a key member of my leadership team." Former AMP Australia chief executive Alex Wade departed suddenly in August, with De Ferrari refusing to discuss media speculation on the reason he resigned.

Super satisfaction bounces back

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... $35.3 billion has now been disbursed under the scheme but less than 10% of that money has been paid out since the end of August."