AvSuper and Australian Retirement Trust consider merger by signing MoU

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AvSuper and Australian Retirement Trust (ART) have agreed to investigate a merger of the two funds. An AvSuper spokesperson confirmed that the two funds have inked a Memorandum of Understanding... Read more continue reading

Mason Stevens appoints new chair of board

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Leading integrated wealth platform provider, Mason Stevens, has today announced the appointment of Andrew Walsh as Non-Executive Director and new Chair on its Board of Directors. Mason Stevens Chief Executive... Read more continue reading

Zurich deepens group insurance partnership with Brighter Super

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has announced it has been appointed by Brighter Super to provide group insurance for its members from 1 July 2023. Queensland-based Brighter Super manages approximately... Read more continue reading

Schroders Australia appoints Adam Kibble as multi-asset fund manager

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Schroders Australia has appointed Adam Kibble to the role of fund manager, multi-asset, effective from 1 March 2023. He will be based in Sydney and report to Schroders Australia Chief... Read more continue reading

Changing of the guard in Equity Trustees’ super business

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Australia’s leading independent specialist trustee company, Equity Trustees, has announced the appointment of Andrew Godfrey as Executive General Manager of the Superannuation Trustees Services business. Mr Godfrey replaces Mark Blair,... Read more continue reading

Munro Partners appoints portfolio manager

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Munro Partners (Munro) has appointed Qiao Ma to the newly created role of portfolio manager. She will be based in Melbourne and report to chief investment officer Nick Griffin. Ms Ma... Read more continue reading

Australian Ethical expands team with two senior appointments 

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Australian Ethical has appointed Mellanie Lumby as General Counsel and Michelle Wigglesworth as Senior Equities Analyst.   Chief Executive Officer John McMurdo said the appointments were in line with Australian... Read more continue reading

Fidelity bolsters ESG capability with the appointment of Sue Lyn Stubbs

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Fidelity International appoints Sue Lyn Stubbs as sustainable investing analyst. Based in Sydney, Ms Stubbs will focus on ESG engagement and research of sustainable investment thematics. She will also work... Read more continue reading

Bennelong bolsters distribution team with two new senior account directors

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Bennelong Funds Management has appointed Amanda Evans as account director, Queensland, and Andrew Cumming as account director, Western Australia and South Australia, as it further expands its footprint across Australia.... Read more continue reading

Zenith ‘Recommended’ rating for PE Fund

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PAN-Tribal Asset Management has announced that the Barwon Global Listed Private Equity Fund AF (Fund) has retained its ‘Recommended’ rating following Zenith’s recent review of the ‘Alternatives – Private Equity’... Read more continue reading