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Wealth firm appoints chief financial officer

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018

The financial services group formerly known as Austock is in the final stages of its rebrand, welcoming a new chief financial officer and formalising its new ASX code and website. Generation Development Group, the parent firm of Generation Life (formerly ...

FASEA releases draft degree equivalence, Code of Ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018

... summary of key terms and a FAQ. Sanders also reinforced to the industry that the standards are merely proposals at this stage. "We would stress that this guidance is still in the consultation phase - the Standards Authority very much welcomes your views ...

Aussie asset manager dives into Spanish water market

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018

One of Australia's largest infrastructure investors has splashed $1.63 billion for a 49% stake in a Spanish water management company. IFM Investors entered an agreement with Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. (FCC) to purchase 49% of its subsidiary ...

TAL named top life insurer for 2017

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018

TAL and CommInsure each collected three accolades at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Life Company of the Year Awards in Sydney last night, and it was the former which won the top gong. Recognising its excellence in the provision of products ...

Major super funds urge asset manager code adoption

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018

... management. Latest CFA test results show that only two-in-five people working in the investment industry passed the first stage or Level I. Of the 68,086 candidates who took the Level I exam in December 2017, 57% failed to progress to the next level ...

Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018

Six-in-ten (63%) Australians do not have the confidence to retire comfortably, with women comprising a large cohort that feel discouraged about preparing for retirement, Qantas Super's inaugural CSBA Retirement Confidence Index (RCI) shows. Based on ...

No room for complacency: Rowell

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018

... rates, uncertainty in financial markets, fund consolidation and more members moving from fund accumulation to retirement stage were affecting trustees but they had a duty and all trustees will have to think about how they can improve what they do, she ...

Global Merces launches managed funds regtech

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018

... Separately, Global Merces recently launched an alternatives fund, the GM Media Ventures Fund, which invests in early and growth stage media projects around the world. These include an animated children's series commissioned in Australia and scheduled ...

More than half fail CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018

Only two-in-five people working in the investment industry passed the first stage of the most recent Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) examination. Of the 68,086 candidates who took the Level I exam in December last year, 57% failed to progress to the ...

Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018

Big data 2.0 remains in its early stages for quantitative asset managers as they attempt to be less dependent on history and evolve with more forward-looking risk considerations, especially around ESG and sustainable investing. This is the thoughts ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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