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EQT creates new division, appoints head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Equity Trustees has restructured its trustee services and appointed a new head for the business. EQT's Superannuation Trustee Office will become Superannuation & Portfolio Services (SPS), and will be led by current KPMG director, wealth advisory Mark ...

Standard Life Investments sponsors 2017 Lions tour

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
Standard Life Investments will be the principal sponsorship partner for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand. The global asset manager will sponsor the famous red jersey of the combined England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland rugby union ...

Former Mercer consultant launches research platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... documents to collect qualitative information on investment managers, removing the need to manipulate lengthy documents and excel spreadsheets, or manually extract information from PDF questionnaires. Fund managers only have to answer these surveys once ...

IFM Investors sell Pacific Hydro to SPIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
Global fund manager IFM Investors has sold Australian clean energy company Pacific Hydro to the Chinese-based State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC). IFM Investors was not surprised by the level of buyer interest in the business which runs 19 wind ...

Industry welcomes Innovation Statement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
The reforms detailed in the Government's recent Innovation Statement have been enthusiastically welcomed by the financial services industry and beyond. Among a package of reforms introduced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra yesterday were ...

Zurich CEO steps down, hunt begins

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Zurich's global chief executive has announced his departure after six years in the role. Martin Senn joined Zurich in 2006 from Swiss Life, becoming chief investment officer. During his tenure as chief executive, Zurich chairman Tom de Swaan said he ...

Two IPAC advisers join independent firm

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
Independent advice firm Fitzpatricks Private Wealth has recruited two senior advisers from IPAC to its AFSL in Victoria. Bev Manallack and Heather Boughton join the company on 7 December from IPAC and will operate out of Fitzpatricks' Collins Street ...

Tasplan and Quadrant merger official

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Tasmanian superannuation funds Tasplan and Quadrant officially merge today in a move that will strengthen Tasplan's position to eventually merge with the RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme. Tasplan chief executive Wayne Davy said in light of the merger ...

Bombora appoints chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... Children's Cancer Foundation. He has also held senior executive positions with Linfox Group, was a non-executive director Excel Crop Care and was chief executive officer of Nufarm for 17 years. "Kevin's extensive expertise and executive management skills ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
An Australian superannuation fund hosting your next pub trivia night could soon be a reality if it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference ...