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IOOF awards small cap mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
IOOF has awarded an Australian small companies mandate to a global fund manager. Aberdeen Asset Management's Australian equities team will manage an Australian small companies portfolio on behalf of the financial services company. Aberdeen has been ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Superannuation funds need to look ahead of meeting benchmarks, peers and league tables and be more dynamic in achieving investment goals. This will be one of the key themes coming from the 2015 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

O'Dwyer outlines government superannuation push

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer outlined the government's strategy to ensure that Australia's superannuation system "delivers for members." Speaking at an industry event hosted by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and BT, O'Dwyer said that the ...

Financial services firms acquire $1bn Technology Park

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
Three financial services firms have acquired Sydney's Australian Technology Park and will fund an estimated development of $1 billion. AMP Capital, Sunsuper and Mirvac will acquire the 93,000 square metre property from UrbanGrowth NSW Development Corporation. ...

Zurich appoints political risk head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
Zurich has appointed the head of its Melbourne credit and political risk operations. Clive Mok joins the Melbourne office after working for Zurich for eight years in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he held roles at QBE and Gerling. Commenting on the growing ...

Super software provider outlines future plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Superannuation and investment software provider Financial Synergy has increased its consulting team by 50% in 2015 and is preparing to expand its office space in 2016. Outlining its growth strategy today, Financial Synergy also announced it is adding ...

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has set up an internal robo-advice taskforce that will monitor developments in digital advice. The taskforce will focus on studying how robo-advice providers comply with the best interests ...

Macquarie and CBA in global top 100

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Macquarie and Commonwealth Bank are the only Australian companies to have made it into the top 100 largest fund managers globally, according to a survey by Pensions & Investments and Towers Watson. Of the top 50 managers in the annual Pensions & Investments/Towers ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The overwhelming majority of advisers are "glad" rather than "mad, sad or scared" about the looming Life Insurance Framework, according to Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Despite continued uncertainty regarding specific LIF ...

NAB sells insurance business to Nippon Life

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) has sold 80% of its MLC life insurance business to Japanese insurer Nippon Life for $2.4 billion. NAB will retain ownership of its superannuation, platforms, advice and asset management businesses. It will also retain the ...