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Zurich hire grows retail risk business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
Zurich is welcoming a new national sales manager for its retail risk business as the life insurer reshapes its overall proposition. Stepping in to the role is Peter Mitchell, who joins Zurich from State Street where he was managing director and head ...

Aussie firms join gender index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
The number of female executives at firms listed on the global Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equality Index (BFGEI) jumped 25.2% between 2014 and 2015. That is a highlight of the 2017 BFGEI, recognising 52 firms in 17 countries with a commitment ...

Westpac fortifies commitment to data protection

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
Pointing to an increased focus on cybersecurity, Westpac increased its stake in a Canberra-based data security specialist. Westpac now holds a 16% stake in QuintessenceLabs, a 5% increase that will assist the quantum cybersecurity service provider in ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
AustralianSuper is starting to reap the benefits of its transition to the Link administration platform, signing on three foundation clients to its newly-launched Business Solutions arm. Under the deal, Komatsu, Clough and one other major company (undisclosed ...

Brexit beginning to bite?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
Latest data show that UK retail spending dropped big time in December. Total retail sales declined by 1.9% over the month of December following a 0.1% decrease in the previous month. This much sharper than market expectations for a 0.1% dip and is the ...

Former Fidelity chief joins boutique manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
Boutique fund manager Supervised Investments named its new chief executive this month, a former Fidelity Investments Australia chief executive and managing director. Joining in November 2016, Supervised Investments' new chief executive is Michael Ohlsson. ...

Bond funds complete circle for Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
Legg Mason Australia managing director Andy Sowerby says launching two bond funds in the second half of 2016 completed any previous gaps in fixed income offerings. Sowerby told a media briefing in Sydney that the investment market may not have entirely ...

Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
The long-term investment horizon favoured by superannuation funds is putting Australia's ageing population at risk, according to a new Milliman paper. The paper argues that the priority on long-term net returns highlighted in the Productivity Commission's ...

QSuper commits to ESG, creates new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
Pointing to an increased focus on the development of a long-term ESG strategy, QSuper appointed an ESG governance strategist. Claire Molinari joined the $65 billion fund in December 2016 following a six-month stint with the Queensland Department of ...

Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
They've tried to take away his thumbs from twitter when he was Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump. Still, he prevailed and from 20 January 2017, Donald Trump - the 45th president of the United States - became known in twitterland as President Trump or @POTUS. ...