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Australian equity markets remain clean: ASIC

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
Australia is among the most efficient or "cleanest" equity markets compared with the rest of the world, according to a recent ASIC review. The review by ASIC found Australian equity markets continue to operate with "a high degree of integrity". Measuring ...

Financial services boom rolls on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
The financial services industry continues to be the largest contributor to economic growth and pays employees above-average wages, according to a new report. Data compiled by the Financial Services Council in its 2019 State of the Industry report shows ...

Industry fund changes asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
A $12 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed a new asset consultant, ending a 17-year relationship with Willis Towers Watson. LGIAsuper has appointed JANA to act as its asset consultant, marking the third of its key external contracts to ...

AFCA looks to expand senior ranks

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is on the hunt for a new chief operating officer. The successful applicant will work with other ombudsmen and senior executives to develop and execute the organisational strategy and initiatives necessary ...

AXA equities executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities for Asia left the business at end of May, the manager confirmed. Mark Tinker moved to Hong Kong in September 2013 to lead the expansion of the Framlington Equities franchise in Asia, where he ...

QSuper names investments chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
QSuper will welcome its new chief investment officer in September as it farewells Brad Holzberger. Charles Woodhouse has been promoted to investments chief after serving as the QSuper's head of funds management since 2009. During that period, he ...

NAB names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
NAB named a former Commonwealth Bank executive as its new group chief executive and managing director. Ross McEwan will take over the top job no later than April 2020, the group announced today. McEwan has been chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland ...

OnePath receives first Life Code sanction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
OnePath is the subject of the first sanction to be issued by the Life Code Compliance Committee for failure to stop selling a non-compliant product and remediate customers by an agreed deadline. In July 2017 OnePath self-reported its ANZ Loan Protection ...

Super fund to reduce admin costs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
A $12 billion super fund has moved to significantly reduce the cost of its administration in future years. LGIA super has selected global business process specialist Tech Mahindra to take over and operate its back-office administrative platform. The ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
As major indices increasingly broaden accessibility to Chinese equities, one emerging markets specialist argues investing in the country goes beyond index inclusion. The landmark move by MSCI last year opened the floodgates to the once-difficult-to-access ...