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ASIC drops proceedings against two former directors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
ASIC has discontinued its proceedings against two former directors of LM Investment Management (LMIM) and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has upheld an ASIC ban. ASIC has discontinued its claim against former directors Simon Tickner and Lisa ...

Engage tech, engage clients: report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Asset managers need to prioritise their digital and social media presences as a means of improving client engagement. According to a report published by global research house Cerulli Associates, titled 'European Marketing and Sales Organisations 2016 ...

Suncorp appoints new wealth CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Suncorp has appointed a new chief executive banking and wealth, and made two other leadership team changes. David Carter was previously chief financial officer for banking and wealth. He has held other roles at Suncorp, including executive general manager ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas everybody, merry Christmas! The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) played jolly old saint Nicolas, decking the financial market halls with boughs of holly (fa la la...) on the 21st of September. Santa Kuroda ...

Infrastructure investment will top $40 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Global asset manager VanEck believes a shortfall in global infrastructure over the past three decades will drive a US$40 trillion investment in the sector by 2030. The view is presented in VanEck's latest global infrastructure white paper which explains ...

ICG appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Infrastructure Capital Group has appointed a director and two new associates. Edward Lloyd joins ICG as a director from KPMG, where he was a principal. Prior to KPMG, he was a director in Colonial First State Global Asset Management's infrastructure ...

Vision Super divests from three high carbon companies

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Industry super fund Vision Super has furthered its commitment to low carbon investing by replacing three carbon intense companies from its portfolio with three low carbon investments. The move will achieve a reduction of 75% of the benchmark carbon ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016. Performance was hampered by negative returns in global equities but the investment committee was still able to add value versus the passive reference portfolio ...

Charter Hall invests in two commercial properties

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Charter Hall has made significant investments in two well-known Australian commercial properties. Firstly the real estate investment manager has co-invested a total of $197 million with MTAA Super to buy the Campbelltown Mall in an off market transaction. ...

DTCC to cut GTR fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will reduce fees for its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service. The costs associated with using the service will drop by up to 20% for clients leveraging the solution for Monetary Authority of Singapore ...