Fund People Update

  • BNP Paribas welcomes head of wholesale distribution

  • AMP Capital appoints CFO

  • Fidelity appoints director of institutional business

  • AIC loses CEO

  • LGIAsuper welcomes head of listed equities and ESG

  • ASFA welcomes new chair

  • SSGA farewell CEO

  • Cbus appoints director

  • Christian Super welcomes investment chief

  • ANZIIF Making a Difference Awards

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Fund People Update

  • QSuper/Sunsuper merger executive team announced

  • IIG loses head of capital raising and investor relations

  • Citi promotes head of capital markets

  • FSC and AFCA appoint life code compliance committee chair

  • AFCA appoints lead ombudsman, insurance, small business

  • Rest welcomes new CFO

  • KPMG appoints new National Executive Committee

  • BlackRock joins institutional and retail distribution teams

  • IFM Investors welcomes new board member

  • IOOF appoints chief asset management officer

  • UniSuper welcomes new CEO

  • Future Fund appoints board member

  • LGIAsuper CEO position filled, leadership team announced

  • JANA welcomes head of sustainability

  • WTW director of investment research for private markets departs

  • AMP executive retiring

  • Praemium CEO departs

  • ASX deputy CEO resigns

  • AIST Trustee of the Year 2020

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Fund People Update

  • Janus Henderson welcomes new heads and internal promotions

  • Rest appoints GM of super

  • LGIAsuper and Energy Super announce CEO for the joint fund

  • First Super appoints member director and first associate director

  • Challenger welcomes new CFO

  • Ethical Partners Funds Management appoints sustainability analyst

  • VFMC appoints senior equities analyst

  • MLC AM welcomes portfolio manager

  • LGS appoints deputy chair

  • Lonsec CEO departs

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Australian and New Zealand ESG Update

  • BlackRock reiterates its committment to ESG

  • Hostplus called out by Market Forces

  • LGIAsuper pulls AMP Capital’s ethical fund from socially responsible option

  • Future Super using deidentified recruitment practices to improve diversity

  • Rest investigates new ethical option after missteps

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Fund People Updates

  • MLC AM welcomes head of institutional distribution

  • Cbus welcomes new investments COO, loses tech head

  • Vanguard appoints risk management executive

  • Vision Super promotes CIO to deputy CEO

  • Goldman Sachs welcomes local chair

  • Susan Ryan passes away

  • BT head of platforms resigns after 15 years

  • ASX loses board member

  • Media Super replaces chair

  • AXA Investment Management loses country head

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Fund People as at 2 March 2020

Fund People as at 2 March 2020
  • WTW announces leadership appointments

  • IOOF restructures leadership team

  • Challenger appoints co-general managers

  • FTSE Russell announces head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific

  • First State Super appoints chief risk officer

  • Tribeca portfolio manager resigns

  • LGIAsuper loses long-serving executive

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 4 November 2019

Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 4 November 2019
  • LGIAsuper partners with Link Advice for planning services

  • CommInsure sale complete

  • ASIC takes RI Advice to task over rogue adviser

  • ASIC takes NAB companies to court

  • Lobbyist financial advisers’ association has 4,000 members

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Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 30 July 2019

Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 30 July 2019
  • Russell Investments enters managed accounts space

  • HUB24 announces multi-currency functionality for IMs

  • Pinnacle IM set to launch zero(ish)-fee ETF

  • BetaShares launches FTSE 100 ETF

  • Cooper Investors launches equities fund

  • LGIAsuper switches out WTW for JANA as asset consultant

  • First State Super and VicSuper planning merger

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Fund People as at 16 January 2019

  • Macquarie appoints new digital infrastructure MD

  • State Street appoints new Asia Pacific head

  • BT gains director of private wealth division

  • Blue Sky welcomes new CFO, seeks two new execs

  • Willis Towers Watson loses veteran

  • LGIAsuper deputy CEO retired

  • BlackRock to make 500 staff redundant, iShares/index investments head promoted

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Fund People as at 18 April 2018

  • Risk expert appointed by Willis Towers Watson

  • General manager appointed by Westpac

  • Mercer responsible investment team expanded

  • Board director appointed by Vision Super

  • Lonsec group chief executive named

  • ASIC names co-deputy chair

  • Chief executive appointed by LGIAsuper

  • AIST board director and president swap seats

  • Award night recognises insurance technology companies

  • FASEA chief executive steps down

  • BTFG general manager resigns

  • Industry Super Australia chief executive steps down

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Fund People as at 6 December 2016

  • ANZ appoints new sustainable finance head, head of Australian economics
  • LGIAsuper appoints new chair
  • CFSGAM appoints new director of infrastructure investments
  • BTIM appoints new director
  • VicSuper appoints new CIO
  • NZ Financial Services Council appoints Richard Klipin
  • ANZ appoints new head of Australian economics
  • Cbus appoints new GM of investments taxation
  • 2016 AIST Excellence Awards
  • Selecting Super Super Fund of the Year
  • CBA director retires
  • IOOF redundancies and new appointments
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Fund People as at 11 October 2016

  • StatePlus appoints new CEO
  • CFSGAM appoints investment team members
  • REST appoints GM investments
  • IOOF chair retires, new non-executive director appointed
  • LGIAsuper chair resigns
  • State Street head of Australia and New Zealand departs
  • Morgan Stanley CEO resigns, successor named
  • AFA annual awards
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Fund Product, Company, and Regulatory Updates as at 21 June 2016

  • Suncorp launches online-only super product
  • QSuper and LGIAsuper membership now open to the public
  • OneVue intending to merge with Diversa
  • RBF-TAS and Tasplan merger approved
  • ASIC and Singapore sign agreement
  • ASIC warning
  • Best interests duty enacted
  • Civil penalty proceedings commenced against NAB
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