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SSGA fund divests tobacco and weapons

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
A State Street Global Advisors Australian-based fund with about $900 million under management is divesting from weapons and tobacco companies. The State Street Global Index Plus Trust, which invests in global companies and aims to outperform the MSCI ...

MySuper milestones monitor industry movement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
July marked the 25th anniversary of the superannuation guarantee but it also signified other important milestones for the maturing $2.3 trillion super system. There is now three years of APRA MySuper data, meaning researchers have far more to work with ...

Promoted CPD Webinar: 'Markets in Transition' with PineBridge's Multi-Asset Team

PROMOTED CPD WEBINAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
International equities experts from PineBridge Investments will host a webinar session titled 'Markets in Transition: Winners & Losers' later this month. HK-based Paul Hsiao, global economist, and Sunny Ng, portfolio manager in global multi-assets ...

Hedge fund takes over Slater and Gordon

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Hot on the heels of reporting a $546 million loss for the 2017 financial year, listed law firm Slater and Gordon is set to be taken over by a consortium of hedge funds. The consortium, led by Anchorage Capital, have committed to lending a further $50 ...

IRESS announces senior leadership restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
A sweep of global leadership changes at IRESS will see the departure of its Sydney-based global head of financial markets and its chief operating officer. As part of a global strategy to drive continued growth and ensure alignment to its long-term goals ...

Iceberg MDAs driving managed account FUM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
The amount of money pouring into managed discretionary accounts has seen the total funds under management in managed accounts rise 22.5% in just six months. According to the FUM Census from the Institute of Managed Account Professionals, as at 30 June ...

ASIC raises concerns over NSX listings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
The corporate regulator has raised a number of "concerning trends" in the way some foreign companies are admitted on the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX). In ASIC's review of NSX listing standards between July 2013 to August 2016, the regulator ...

MLC Life names chief underwriter, expands medical service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
MLC Life Insurance appointed a new chief underwriter at a time when the firm and the industry are experiencing significant levels of growth and transformation. Debbie Kennedy is formerly the group head of protection strategy at UK-based life insurer ...

Fund manager chief steps down, appoints investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
UCA Funds Management is searching for a new chief executive and recently appointed a new investment director. Michael Walsh led The Uniting Church in Australia's investment management arm, with $1.1 billion in funds under management, for more than four ...

Executives have 90 days to make impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
Newly appointed executives have only 90 days to make a valuable impact and set themselves up for success as leaders, says a finance expert. For those stepping into a new leadership positions, it is critical to think about "how you'll behave differently ...