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IFM appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... Canada, Carol Gray is also a director at the American Express Bank of Canada and the Infrastructure Ontario and Land Corporation. She was previously president and general manager at Equifax Canada and has also held roles at the Canadian Imperial Bank ...

VFMC appoints risk manager from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation has appointed an investment compliance and risk manager from AIA Australia. Adam Swanwick held the role of compliance manager at AIA from March 2013. Prior to that, he was a senior compliance manager at Financial ...

Lack of resources impacting ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The latest licensing activity report released by ASIC reveals that the number of Australian financial services (AFS) applications approved was lower than the two preceding periods, citing a lack of staff and resources as one of the main reasons for ...

ASIC consulting over managed investment schemes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is proposing to remake its class order on differential fees for registered managed investment schemes, extending it beyond a 2017 expiration. ASIC said in its view the class order is operating effectively ...

Former politician joins fintech board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
People seeking good financial advice don't need or want to be sold products along the way, according to a former federal politician and soon-to-be fintech board member. Joining the board of online automated adviser Map My Plan from 1 June will be former ...

Credit ratings agencies sign PRI statement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... closing the information gap and deepening our analysis on these issues." President and chief executive of Moody's Corporation, Raymond McDaniel, said: "This is an increasingly important issue for market participants, and aligns with Moody's work to incorporate ...

Westpac prices climate bond at $500m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... encourage other potential bank based issuers to follow their lead." Cornerstone investor, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), has committed $90 million to Westpac's first climate bond issuance. CEFC chief executive Oliver Yates said: "[This] ...

Vanguard launches Australian corporate bond ETF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Vanguard Australia has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that offers investors a broadly diversified portfolio of quality corporate bonds. The Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest Index ETF (ASX: VACF) offers access to around 260 investment-grade ...

Not-for-profit fund buys StatePlus

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... serve," Dwyer said. StatePlus, formerly State Super Financial Services, was established in 1990 by the SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) to provide financial advice to public sector employees and their families. StatePlus managing director Michael Monaghan ...

VFMC appoints two new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
An ASIC chair and a former NAB executive general manager have joined the Victorian Funds Management Corporation board, strengthening its expertise in corporate and social responsibility. VFMC, which manages more than $50 billion for Victorian public ...