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IFM keen on marijuana stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
The $120 billion fund manager is finding winners in cannabis stocks as countries increasingly move to legalise marijuana for medicinal use. As part of a $1 billion small caps strategy, IFM Investors has backed companies that have exposure to medicinal ...

Super fund restructures leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... former will be responsible for fund strategy, product and marketing, while the latter will oversee risk and governance, legal and finance. The fund is in the process of recruiting for these roles. Chief Investment Officer John Pearce remains in his role ...

APRA to up the ante

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... individuals working within them - to account. The new strategy will also bring together APRA's enforcement, investigation and legal experts, forming one strengthened support team allowing enforcement action to be pursued. The regulator will also ...

IFM settles UK sexual harassment case

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... the terms of the settlement to be fair, and importantly, do not restrict Ms. Abildgaard from discussing the case." "All legal proceedings will now cease." Abildgaard left IFM and is a trustee at Legal Aid for Business Diversity. Michel-Verdier is still ...

IOOF responds to class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... Friday the law firm announced it had filed proceedings against IOOF,based on evidence given at the Royal Commission and legal proceedings brought by APRA against five IOOF executives. Responding, IOOF claimed the class action "is speculative and without ...

Bravura circles competitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... 35 cents in cash minus the special dividends and 0.4 Bravura shares for each GBST share that they own. Clayton Utz is the legal advisor and Highbury Partnership the financial adviser to Bravura. GBST's shares jumped 22.5% on the news from its previous ...

Australian fund caught in email scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... accounts to share commercially sensitive information and make investment decisions. The NAIF's board comprises a number of legal and finance experts including Gilbert and Tobin partner and former Macquarie Capital executive director Justin Mannolini. ...

Technical Services Forum: Keep advisers informed of change

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... sale of this particular business, but this was effectively available to fund it in those circumstances." Later, Ash St. legal and advisory director of governance, compliance and regulatory Samantha Carroll recapped Kenneth Hayne's final Royal Commission ...

Superannuation Guarantee continues to fail employees: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... superannuation scheme that fails to keep pace with the changing workplace and legislation requiring employers to pay workers their legal entitlements. "Our data analysis highlights a widespread issue costing Australian workers across all industries billions ...

MGP looks inward for new leaders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... internal candidates to fill a raft of positions in its executive and distribution teams. Current head of risk management, legal and compliance Craig Giffin has been promoted to chief risk officer. Giffin first joined the group in 2016 as a consultant ...