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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016

Australia sales of new motor vehicles Total new car sales decreased by 1.3% to 98,062 units in July following a 3.5% increase in the previous month driven by a 5.2% drop in passenger vehicles that negated increases in sales of sports utility vehicles ...

Industry fund inks MetLife mandate

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016

An industry superannuation fund is ending its partnership with CommInsure after more than a decade, moving its group insurance to MetLife in the New Year. CareSuper will be working with MetLife to reshape the fund's existing insurance offering which ...

VicSuper hires distribution executive manager

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016

VicSuper has appointed an executive manager, distribution and has flagged a commitment to future growth through distribution. With more than 15 years' experience in the financial services industry, Joshua Parisotto will step into the newly created role. ...

AMP Capital opts to liquidate AGF portfolio

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016

AMP Capital has chosen to wind up the China Growth Fund by liquidating the portfolio. As the responsible entity for the fund, AMP Capital considered two options for the wind-up: first, that the portfolio would remain invested in China A shares, with ...

Standard Life appoints RI analysts

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016

Standard Life Investments has appointed two responsible investment analysts. Marc Brammer joins Standard Life from Inflection Point Capital Management, where he was a senior adviser for research and data management. Prior to that, he was an independent ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016

Empire State manufacturing survey Factory activity in the New York region softened in August with the Empire State manufacturing index falling to a reading of minus 4.21 in the month from 0.6 in the previous month and expectations for a 2.5 print. While ...

CBA EGM becomes customer advocate chief

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016

Commonwealth Bank executive general manager customer advocacy and remediation, Dr Brendan French, will head the bank's customer advocate arm. CBA said the role and customer advocacy function will strengthen the firm's accountability for fair customer ...

NAS launches ESG reporting service

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016

NAB Asset Servicing has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) insight reporting service, allowing clients to assess and monitor a range of ESG metrics. The service provides the firm's asset servicing clients including superannuation ...

Actuaries want super dashboard overhaul

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016

Actuaries are weighing in on the debate around superannuation fund transparency, labeling current dashboards unsound and needing an overhaul. The Actuaries Institute says its view is based around a review of the MySuper dashboard structure. It lists ...

ASIC bans jailed former advice director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016

ASIC has permanently banned the former director of an insurance broking company after being found guilty of seven counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage from the Commonwealth by deception. In April Timothy Charles Pratten was sentenced ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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