Risk and Fund People as at 21 February 2017
/New Appointments
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- Zurich's Asia Pacific business will be run by Chris Waterman after a restructure
- Zurich appoints 11 new sales staff across Australia
- ANZ appoints Mark Rider as new chief investment officer
- BNY Mellon appoints Denis Gambi as director of institutional business, Australia
- IOOF says goodbye to chief investment officer Steve Merlicek, and welcomes Dan Farmer
- Perpetual appoints David Lane as chief executive
- BTIM appoints Alan Polley as portfolio manager of diversified strategies
- Russell appoints Jane Williams, senior analyst, to global research team
- VicSuper appoints new chair, Christine Stewart, succeeding Bruce Hartnett
- Mine Wealth + Wellbeing appoints Adrian Colquhoun as chief technology officer and innovation officer, and Glenda Abraham as chief engagement officer
- State Street promotes Olivia Engel to deputy chief investment officer of SSGA's global active quantitative equities team
- Aviva appoints Sharam Hekmat as chief technology officer
- Cbus appoints Morten Frederiksen into the global equities team
- REST introduces new virtual customer service assistant, Roger
Awards and Scholarships
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Women in Super scholarship announced
Women in Super and AGSM UNSW Business School announced their annual scholarships, offering WIS members the chance to attend an AGSM Executive Education program.
Departures
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SMSF Association CEO resigns
Andrew Slattery has resigned as the chief executive officer of the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association as of May 2017, but will continue as a non-executive director. John Maroney is Slattery's successor.
Club Plus Superannuation CEO resigns
Club Plus Financial Planning long-serving CEO and director Paul Cahill is resigning, with acting chief being Stefan Strano as the search for a new chief executive is underway.
