Industry Updates

Morningstar managing director to depart

Morningstar Australia and New Zealand managing director Jamie Wickham will leave Morningstar at the end of this month.

Federated Hermes appoints Asia Pacific distribution head

The head of Federated Hermes’ international client group, Jim Roland, has been promoted to the position of head of distribution for Asia Pacific.

HUB24 expands relationship with Striver

Investment platform HUB24 will expand its relationship with advice networking/recruitment firm Striver to provide more educational resources to support the next generation of financial advisers.

Rest sells stake in Endeavour Energy

Profit-to-member superannuation fund Rest has agreed to sell its 12.6 per cent stake in Endeavour Energy to a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management.

State Street launches global carbon asset servicing solution

State Street Corporation has launched the Carbon Asset Servicing Solution, which will allow asset managers, asset owners, and other financial services institutions around the world to integrate carbon-related assets into their portfolios as the demand for the asset class continues to grow.

BT’s Private Portfolio Management business to transition to Mercer

Mercer has entered into an agreement with Westpac Group to transition BT’s Private Portfolio Management business to Mercer, which will occur in Q4 this year.

Betashares launches two low-cost global shares ETFs

ETF manager Betashares will launch two new global share funds in the coming weeks that tracks an index of 1500 global companies and suitable as a core allocation to portfolios.

UniSuper enters Europe with $1b mobile towers investment

Superannuation fund UniSuper has secured a 5 per cent indirect stake in mobile towers business Vantage Towers in a $1 billion deal.

BlackRock to launch global infrastructure and property ETFs

BlackRock Australia will launch two core ETFs later this month, focused on giving investors exposure to global infrastructure and property.

Allianz Retire+ AGILE receives ‘Recommended’ rating from Zenith

Allianz Retire+ has received a ‘Recommended’ rating for its longevity solution AGILE from research house Zenith Investment Partners.

CountPlus changes name to ‘Count’ with overwhelming support

CountPlus has changed its name to Count after 99.94 per cent of shareholder votes were cast in support at a recent EGM in Sydney.

SuperFriend promotes AusSuper CMO to deputy chair

Workplace mental health not-for-profit SuperFriend has promoted director Rose Kerlin to deputy chair of its board, following the resignation of incumbent Teifi Whatley.

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