Munro Partners has appointed Qiao Ma to the role of portfolio manager. Ma has 15 years of experience in finance and investing, with a focus on global long/short equities. Before joining Munro, she was a portfolio manager at the Melbourne-based Cooper Investors. Prior to that, she spent nearly a decade with hedge funds in New … Read more
The government has requested the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigate the implementation of a SMS sender ID register. In a joint media release on Monday morning on behalf of the communications and financial services portfolios, it said this system has been successfully used to deter scammers in other countries. Sender ID scams trick … Read more
Australian Ethical has appointed Mellanie Lumby as general counsel and Michelle Wigglesworth as senior equities analyst. Wigglesworth has over 17 years of experience in funds management, with a background in conducting detailed fundamental research and valuation of Australian equities. Her expertise covers ASX-listed banks, real estate, insurance, diversified financials, and technology. She most recently served … Read more
Industry fund Rest has appointed Scott Tully to a six-month contract as head of investment option development.
The government will consult on the final proposals of the Quality of Advice Review in a wide set of recommendations − including giving super funds more leeway to offer members advice − to make the industry more accessible and affordable to Australians.
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has selected State Street Corporation as custodian and investment administrator following a competitive tender process. ART is the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper. The combined super fund has more than A$230 billion assets under management. ART’s chief financial officer Anthony Rose said in a media release the appointment of State Street … Read more
A review of industry demographics, focusing on account size, age and gender, reveals significant dispersion amongst funds. This creates challenges for the superannuation ecosystem.
Michael Lovett, head of super, is leaving Vanguard Australia at the end of February after 11 years. His departure comes after the launch of the much-anticipated Vanguard Super in November.
Lonsec Holdings has appointed Bruce Hawkins as chief operating officer, Naomi Christopher as head of marketing and PR, and Steve Garth as chair of the product investment oversight committee. Hawkins has over 30 years of experience in financial services with an extensive track record across investment platforms, superannuation, and life insurance. He has held several … Read more
Allianz Retire+ has appointed Jason Hunt, Sandrine de Bonhome, and Sandra Bridgewater to its leadership team.
Members of the Financial Planning Association and Association of Financial Advisers will vote on a proposed merger of the two associations at Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs) for each association to be held on Tuesday, 28 February 2023.
While Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation is Australia’s largest pension fund, platforms have the largest proportion of their members in retirement. This creates an interesting dynamic around who will be the leader in the retirement segment.
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