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Heffron adds head of product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
SMSF administrator Heffron has appointed a head of product, hiring from BT. Kate Sheringham has joined Heffron in the newly created role, moving on from BT where she spent the last six years as national manager, SMSF products. In the new role, Sheringham ...

Super fund restructures, adds new roles

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
An industry superannuation fund is consolidating its member service and marketing functions in a restructure that sees the addition of some new roles and the departure of a longstanding executive. Legalsuper is integrating member service and marketing ...

Hejaz adds sales director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
Citing an increase in demand for Sharia-compliant investment products, Hejaz Financial has appointed a sales director from LUCRF Super. Chris Deakin steps into the newly created role. She joins Hejaz from LUCRF Super where she was most recently executive ...

Mercer creates local sales lead role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
An investment management veteran has joined Mercer in a newly created sales role to support its growth agenda in Australia. Former Capital Group managing director for Australia and New Zealand Paul Hennessy joins the firm as Australian sales leader. ...

NZ Super awards passive ESG mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
NZ Super Fund has selected UBS Asset Management to manage $4.9 billion across two passive mandates. UBS Asset Management has designed two ESG index equity funds for NZ Super, tailored to its performance and responsible investment requirements. UBS Asset ...

ESSSuper chief executive joins MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
After more than a decade in the role, the chief executive of ESSSuper has resigned to take on a key role with the life insurer as it restructures. Effective 3 January 2022, Mark Puli will exit the fund and take on the role of chief group insurance officer ...

KKR appoints APAC growth equity lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
KKR has appointed a head of growth equity in Asia Pacific, a newly created role aimed at accelerating the private equity firm's investment in the region. KKR has hired Mukul Chawla to the role, effective December 9 and based in Asia. Chawla will join ...

Morningstar launches retirement strategy tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
Morningstar has launched a new retirement strategy tool, aimed at assisting financial advisers in managing longevity risk for clients. Ryan Murphy, head of decision sciences at Morningstar, launched the new tool today. He said it is designed to take ...

Saxo taps Bell Direct, IOOF talent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
Saxo Markets has made two senior appointments in its Australian team, hiring a high-profile broadcaster from Bell Direct and a national manager from IOOF. Jessica Amir has been appointed Saxo's Australian market strategist. She joins from Bell Direct ...

BlackRock votes against CBA resolution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... long-term value proposition and believes it sufficiently articulates a plan to align its business model with the global aspiration to reach a net zero economy by 2050."