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Disability income insurance an ongoing concern: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a loss-making venture for life insurers as the prudential regulator undertakes a comprehensive review of its sustainability, pricing and the actual benefits delivered to policyholders. Otherwise known ...

BetaShares hires institutional executive from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
BetaShares has hired an executive from BlackRock's institutional sales team to fill a newly-created role. Dan Annan is joining the $5.6 billion exchange-traded product manager in the newly-created role of director - institutional business. He was ...

IMAP to recognise managed accounts excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals has named the finalists for its 2018 Managed Account Awards. The awards recognise operators in the managed accounts space covering both single-sector asset classes and multi-asset class offerings, comprising ...

Asset manager hires insto sales director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
A global asset manager with more than $56 billion in Australian assets is welcoming a new institutional sales director. Legg Mason, which manages $56 billion in assets in Australia, has hired a new institutional sales director from another asset manager. ...

AMP sales director retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
AMP's director of sales has retired after seven years in the role, following the recent restructure of the institution's sales team. Barry Wyatt left AMP in May, having served as sales director since the merger of AMP and AXA Asia Pacific in 2011. He ...

Wealth manager appoints private wealth lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
A diversified financial services and legal firm appointed a former HSBC head of wealth management to lead its private wealth business. Sydney-based Aura Group is welcoming Andrew Coloretti to the role of executive director, private wealth. Bringing ...

Investors sharpen watch on RMBS

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities hit record levels in Australia last year, led by non-bank lenders. And even though the residential mortgage-backed security pool is ripe for picking by fixed income and debt managers, challenges surround ...

Victorian super funds discuss merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
Two Victorian industry superannuation funds are in talks to merge, highlighting the benefits of scale to about 120,000 members. Prime Super and Combined Super have signed a memorandum of understanding, announcing the two funds are in advanced merger ...

Mercantile takeover of private equity fund moves ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
Mercantile OFM is moving towards the acquisition of all shares in a private equity-focused listed investment company (LIC). In an announcement to the ASX, IPE directors unanimously recommended shareholders accept the offer in the absence of a superior ...

EQT creates governance analysis role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
Equity Trustees has appointed a former Atchison Consultants investment analyst to a newly-created role within its superannuation trustee business. Binesh Seetanah joined EQT's Superannuation Portfolio Services as an investment governance analyst last ...