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MLC Asset Management appoints fixed income head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
NAB's MLC Asset Management has named a new head for its Antares fixed income business, with the outgoing head to stay with the business. Mark Kiely will move into the role at end of this month. Outgoing head of Antares fixed income Ken Hyman will ...

Fee cuts hack at fund manager margins

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Fee cuts are eating into fund managers' operating margins, sending them to post-GFC levels, according to new research from Deloitte unit Casey Quirk. Publically listed managers' operating margins tumbled an average of 5.2% annually over the ...

Diversity should not exclude white men: Thinking Ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Thinking about diversity as more than simply a matter of gender and race could benefit organisations, especially in the investment and pension industries, according to the co-head of the Thinking Ahead Institute. Thinking Ahead Institute at Willis Towers ...

Willis Towers Watson, Aon to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Following weeks of speculation, the two entities have confirmed a merger will go ahead. Aon and Willis Towers Watson have announced a definitive agreement to merge operations in an all-stock transaction with an implied combined equity value of about ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
The world's most influential asset managers have adopted a substandard approach to responsible investment, according to a new report. ShareAction, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making investment a force for good, has ranked the world's ...

Latest data reveals super admin problem

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... 37.6% of complaints, followed by death benefits distribution at 11.3% and pension issues with 1.4%. In terms of life insurers, TAL received the most complaints, followed by AMP Life, OnePath Life and Westpac Life. Data also revealed the nation's largest ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Is this the stock market crash we have to have? The great reboot from the overvaluation in stock market prices prompted by cheap interest rates that punished savers and drove investors to go look where their capital could get higher returns? The global ...

Actuaries Institute appoints 2020 president

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
The Actuaries Institute has appointed a new president for 2020, with eyes set on giving young actuaries a voice. Hoa Bui, currently also a director at KPMG Actuarial and partner-in-charge of actuarial and financial risk at KPMG Australia, has nabbed ...

Helping everyone helps women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
New research from UTS Business School has highlighted successful changes businesses have made to increase the participation and advancement of women. The report focussed on industry archetypes where women do not progress through the talent pipeline. ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Responsible investing is the rare field of financial services dominated by women. It's also growing at a rapid rate, but challenges remain. The field has dramatically evolved over the past decade, as ESG roles, once focused on communication and ...