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Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... senior executive initially led the client unit for endowments and foundations before running Mercer's investment outsourcing business. Hughes has spent 20 years in the investment management industry. Before joining Mercer, he managed client relationships ...

Perpetual staffer lands CIO role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... both served on the investment committee. Barter said providing independent investment advice to clients - rather than outsourcing it - was a priority for Allied Wealth. "We are growing rapidly, and wanted to get more of Eddie's time to manage the ...

Praemium governance executive joins MST

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... services, including cross-asset portfolio construction and capital markets expertise. "Our OCIO offering is not about outsourcing accountability - it's about partnering with firms to strengthen decision-making, governance and outcomes. Damian's ...

Apex on local hiring spree

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... administration. The client can choose which components of the operational alphabet they want to keep in-house, whilst outsourcing what they consider to be a utility function that can be handled by us at scale." As Apex scales up in superannuation in ...

CPA's putting the 'S' in ESG: How does Canada compare?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosures. "Anecdotally, companies are copping backlash from not-for-profits or charities, because they're seen as outsourcing... reportable outcomes. Choosing to invest in projects [with a positive social impact] puts the carts before horse... ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Carlsson said. For example, the Bangladesh-based NGO Phulki runs an anonymous worker hotline. Preannounced audits, or outsourcing to local auditing programs, can result in corruption and put workers at risk if they speak out. Companies should also strengthen ...

U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... behind the scenes for the last two years on streamlining its back-office processes seen recently with unit registry outsourcing to IRESS," noted UE board chair Lindsay Mann. "In addition, the enhancement to UE's process-driven investment approach is ...

ASX companies not disclosing labour hire risks: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
A minority of ASX-listed companies are reporting on their labour hire, contracting and outsourcing workforce arrangements, which poses a risk in assessing the long-term viability of workforce strategies. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... indices, First Sentier notes. "We moved from negative screens because we now hold securities directly rather than outsourcing to other managers, so we have proxy voting," Somaia said. "We use the services of Glass Lewis as advisers for proxy voting ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... had already been underway, driven by higher wage growth in China as well as trade frictions, pointing to increased outsourcing in Bangladesh and Vietnam. Companies could increase supply relationships in countries like Mexico for access to US markets ...
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