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Link acquires proxy solicitation firm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Global share registry and investor relations provider Link Group has acquired D.F. King, a global proxy solicitation firm, after an agreement was reached with its North American partner, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST). Link and AST, both ...

APRA releases group insurance best practice guide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the final prudential practice guidelines providing guidance on good practices for insurers in relation to group insurance arrangements. The 12-page document, known as LPG 270, gives ...

MetLife COO departs, replaced by former TAL exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
MetLife has appointed former TAL head of customer service and operations Luke Banfield as its new chief operating officer. Banfield replaces Michael Henderson, who has left the company. MetLife has also appointed Tim Tez to the newly-created role of ...

Australian family businesses lag global counterparts

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
The performance of Australian family businesses over the last 12 months has lagged that of their global counterparts, according to the latest survey by PwC. Just over half (53%) of the local family businesses surveyed reported sales growth over the ...

Jarrod Brown resurfaces at Wingate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Former Bennelong Funds Management chief executive Jarrod Brown has resurfaced as a director of the Wingate Group. He will be responsible for Wingate's investor relations and lead a coordinated capital funding strategy to support Wingate's ongoing expansion. ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Talk about being careful... for they might come true. 'Twas not so long ago that Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) and the IMF worried about complacency in the financial markets as indicated by low, down on the ground ...

Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Like a dog with a bone, financial markets have latched onto growth - or more precisely, the lack of it - and wouldn't let go. Wall Street remains in no mood for celebration even as America commemorated the day Christopher Columbus discovered their land ...

Damien Mu elected to FSC board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
AIA chief executive Damien Mu has been elected to the board of the Financial Services Council (FSC). Mu has been with AIA since 2007, and was appointed as chief executive in July this year. Prior to his time at AIA Mu was operations manager for AustralianSuper ...

Cbus reveals executive pay

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
Industry superannuation fund Cbus has revealed the annual pay of its executives and directors in its 2014 annual report. The fund's highest paid executive was chief executive David Atkin, who received a total of $580,040 for the year. The second highest ...

Legg Mason receives first mFund inflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
Legg Mason has received its first inflow through ASX's mFund one day after listing six funds on the settlement service. The first investment was in the Western Asset Australian Bond Trust, and came through online broker Bell Direct. Legg Mason's other ...