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Life insurance sector strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
The life insurance industry turned in a solid FY18, latest APRA statistics show. In the year to 30 June 2018, life insurers' total revenue stood at $37.6 billion, up 11.5% higher than the previous corresponding period. This was driven by net policy ...

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 ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
"I want to thank all of you, the small business owners, who are the engine of American prosperity. And, you know, I've been saying it for a long time, but you really are. You look at even the stats and you look at the numbers. You look at the taxes ...

ESG bond portfolio opens to Aussie investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
A Scottish manager is offering a new ESG fixed income fund to institutional investors in Australia, beginning with $135 million in assets under management. The Cameron Hume Global Fixed Income ESG Fund will hold securities from issuers that the specialist ...

Digital advice, fintech firms merge

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
A B2B digital advice firm co-founded by a former Vanguard Australia executive has merged with a retiree advice platform founded by a former Challenger distribution head. In a deal finalised this morning, SuperEd merged with Retirement Essentials. SuperEd ...

Global fund manager expands Australian operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Global investment manager Research Affiliates is growing its Australian footprint by appointing a partner to its Melbourne office. Mike Aked takes the role of partner and director of research for Australia, tasked with identifying new growth opportunities ...

Global pension fund injects $500m into Aussie real estate debt

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
A Canadian pension fund managing more than C$350 billion made its first Australian real estate debt investment with a $19 billion local asset manager. CPPIB Credit Investments - a subsidiary of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - injected $500 ...

Diversity underscores wealth manager success

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
The wealth management industry's ability to realise its full potential and social purpose will be underpinned by a diverse workforce and conscious capitalism, according to Pendal chief executive Richard Brandweiner. Brandweiner said the volume of ...

Industry fund signs stewardship code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
A $20 billion industry superannuation fund is the latest asset owner to sign up to Australia's new stewardship code. VicSuper is the latest signatory to the Australian Asset Owners Stewardship Code, which is set to play a key role in influencing the ...

Custodian strengthens front-office with $3.5 billion acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... functions across asset classes on a single platform. It serves more than 300 clients across institutional, wealth, asset owner and alternative market segments, including 49 of the top 100 asset managers that in aggregate have more than $25 trillion in ...