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Perpetual promotes Anthony Aboud

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
Perpetual has appointed a new deputy head of equities within the asset management business following Vince Pezzullo's recent promotion to head of equities. Longtime portfolio manager Anthony Aboud will take up the new role continuing to work closely ...

Two more Morningstar staff depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Morningstar Investment Management has farewelled two longstanding investment professionals. Brad Bugg, the head of multi-asset portfolio management, and Peter Bull, head of equities, have left the firm. "As our global investment teams and capabilities ...

Pendal, Perpetual amend deal terms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
Both Pendal Group and Perpetual have confirmed the terms of their takeover deal have changed, in addition to the Supreme Court ruling that Pendal could rightfully seek more than a break fee if the deal goes south. Both parties have agreed to revise ...

Life after legalsuper: Proebstl

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Outgoing legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl has no plans to exit the superannuation industry. Proebstl foresees big opportunities for funds to differentiate themselves and succeed in an environment where they are forced to manage more and more ...

Magellan targets $100bn in five years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
Outlining his plans to restore Magellan's sheen, chief executive David George hopes to double its funds under management by 2027 by diversifying its capabilities and strengthening its UK and Europe operations. Speaking at the Magellan annual general ...

Abrdn launches active sustainable Asian ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
The global manager has launched a sustainable ETF, the first of what it calls a series of sustainable actively managed ESG offerings. The abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF (ASX: ASAO) is designed to provide investors with "high capital ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
The blind rush to consolidate that gripped the $3.4 trillion superannuation sector in recent times may be finally over, according to First Super chief executive Bill Watson. Instead of seeing big funds gobbling up smaller rivals, Watson expects more ...

ECP adds to investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
Annabelle Miller has started a new position as principal in ECP Asset Management's investment team. Miller joins from PM Capital, where she spent eight years as an investment analyst covering global equity companies. Before that, she was a research ...

Research explores advice industry's maturation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
New research has measured the progress made towards achieving recognised professional status within the Australian financial advice sector. An academic article authored by financial adviser and researcher Ben Neilson noted that advisers have recently ...

Assets under custody take a hit: ACSA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
Total assets under custody in Australia dropped by more than 8% in the six months to June end, with some custodians seeing declines of more than 10%. The latest data from the Australian Custodial Services Association shows total assets under custody ...