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Custodians oversee heightened domestic equity trades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... focus is the replacement of the ASX equities settlement platform CHESS. "The replacement of CHESS is a significant initiative by the ASX, and fundamentally important to the industry. ACSA is engaged on all aspects of the transition, with a sharp focus ...

WAM Capital announces LIC takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
WAM Capital is attempting to takeover a listed investment company managed by Perennial that it says has consistently "underperformed" since inception. WAM Capital made a conditional off-market takeover bid for Wealth Defender Equities Limited (ASX ...

TAL waives life premiums for drought-stricken farmers

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... financial adviser to access the premium relief package." TAL did not disclose the expected cost to the company for the initiative. "While a relatively small percentage of our customers are farmers or in farm-related occupations, TAL is unsure how many ...

Hedge fund industry body promotes Aussie talent

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
An AMP Capital head has been promoted to chair the Australian board of a global industry body that represents more than $2 trillion of hedge fund or private credit assets. Alternative Investment Management Association's Australian board will now ...

CCIV draws mixed reception: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
Australia's Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) initiative received mixed responses from the global asset management community planning to ramp up cross-border strategies in the next five years, State Street research shows. Of the 250 ...

Centrepoint: New leadership, new look

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
Launching a fresh strategy for growth, Centrepoint Alliance announced it is looking to establish a new identity in financial advice with a game plan to recreate its organisational structure and business model. Announcing Centrepoint's full-year ...

Government introduces financial literacy strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
The Federal Government launched an initiative to empower Australians with financial literacy and help them take control of their finances. ASIC, together with Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer, unveiled the National Financial Capability ...

TAL partners with mental health NFP

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
TAL is joining forces with a not-for-profit organisation to help raise greater awareness on mental health issues affecting the younger generation. Orygen specialises in providing mental health research, clinical services, training and education for ...

Foreign owners take over life insurance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Foreign companies continue to gain the lion's share of Australia's life insurance industry, with the recent sale of CommInsure and OnePath set to boost foreign ownership from less than half to 66%, KPMG research shows. According to the Life ...

Finance sector in top three for giving: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... (0.55%), Suncorp (0.55%) and AMP (0.48) all also figured in the report's top 10 corporate donors. The report is an initiative of Strive Philanthropy, a new organisation which says it is dedicated to highlighting the remarkable philanthropic efforts of ...