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Insurers held to account with new FSC code

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
The Financial Services Council rolled out its Life Insurance Code of Practice, along with a new set of standardised medical definitions, on July 1. The new definitions for cancer, heart attack and stroke in trauma and critical illness policies were ...

AxiomSL appoints APAC chief

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
Having recently expanded into Australia, regulatory reporting and risk management solutions provider AxiomSL is welcoming a new chief executive for the Asia-Pacific region. Peter Tierney joins AxiomSL having most recently been regional head of the Depository ...

Nikko AM restructures fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
Nikko Asset Management is merging its Australian fixed income division with its global team, which will see the departure of three local staff members. The Australian operation is integrating with the firm's London-based global fixed income team and ...

Life code needs work: ASIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Life Insurance Code of Practice should be expanded, according to ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. Speaking on a panel at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, Kell said that there is still "an enormous amount to be ...

Mercer principal joins IMCA board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
The Investment Management Consultants Association of Australia has appointed five new board members. Principal of Mercer Investments Hendrie Koster has joined the board, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge in asset class research, portfolio construction ...

Property manager launches new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
Listed real estate funds manager Folkestone intends to launch a new fund in 2017, aimed at co-financing the development of a hotel at Sydney's Green Square. The Folkestone Green Square Hotel Fund plans to launch in March by raising about $22.5 million ...

FOX appoints Australia/NZ market leader

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
The global family office association, Family Office Exchange, has appointed a market leader for Australia and New Zealand. Peter Roach takes on the role having been the chief executive of the Fairfax family office, Cambooya Services, for 12 years. He ...

Cbus appoints new investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Cbus has appointed a new investment manager, innovation and strategy. Alexandra West has been working as an independent advisor to superannuation funds, asset managers and asset consultants for nearly 10 years; prior to that, she was director strategy ...

Local hedge funds fighting for insto attention

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Local hedge funds are still battling super funds' preference to look offshore for alternatives exposure, according to Hedge Funds Rock and The Australian Hedge Fund Awards co-founder Kim Ivey. Ahead of the awards night in September, Ivey said this is ...

Whitehelm appointment and acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016