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Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Two of Australia's largest superannuation funds have partnered to address investors' growing concerns about the long-term viability of the coal sector in Australia. Cbus and First State Super, working with the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

Countplus flags divestments, appoints two principals

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Countplus provided an update on its divestments in underlying member firms at the same time as appointing two new managing principals. The ASX-listed diversified wealth management group noted that a member firm, Twomeys, underwent a restructure with ...

ASIC outlines industry funding costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
ASIC has released the forecast regulatory costs for industry participants as part of its new industry funding model. These costs vary across industry sectors. In the registered liquidator sector, for example, companies will have a minimum levy of $2500 ...

Proceedings filed against CBA in Federal Court

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Funding for the shareholder class action against the Commonwealth Bank is now unconditional and proceedings have been filed in the Federal Court, marking the beginning of one of the largest shareholder class actions in Australian history. IMF Bentham ...

Risk advice firm partners to launch claims service

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
A specialist risk advice group has partnered with a third party life insurance claims administrator to launch a claims handling service for policyholders. Australian Financial Risk Management (AFRM) and Gallagher Bassett (GB) unveiled AFRM Claims Advocacy ...

SuperConcepts chief joins Macrovue board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
The chief executive of SuperConcepts has joined Macrovue's board. Natasha Fenech, who became chief executive of AMP's self-managed super fund administration business in January 2016, will now assume a directorial position at Macrovue, which is also ...

Derivatives specialist opens Sydney office, appoints Australia head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
One of the world's largest derivatives marketplaces is establishing a local presence in Sydney, appointing a head of Australia in the process. CME Group's new Sydney office will be led by Simon Raybould, who was previously a non-executive director at ...

Industry researcher praises Fidelity fee overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
A leading global financial services industry researcher endorsed the new fee model launched by Fidelity International, saying it was an effective response to excessive focus on simply reducing headline fees. As reported in Financial Standard earlier ...

Family-owned companies beating equity markets across all regions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Credit Suisse research reveals that cumulatively, family-owned companies have beaten the MSCI AC World Index by 55% over the past decade. Credit Suisse defines family-owned businesses as those where founders or descendants of founders have at least ...

TH Real Estate appoints head of debt from CBRE

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
TH Real Estate appointed a new head of debt for Australia. Martin Priestley joins TH Real Estate from CBRE, where headed up the debt and structured finance business for the Asia-Pacific region. Before that, he was managing director of Moss Capital ...