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Revisiting the active versus passive cage fight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
The ongoing "cage fight" between active and index managers has a tendency to overshadow some essential tenets of portfolio construction, according to Vanguard investment specialist Mary McLaughlin. McLaughlin spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

MLC Life names chief underwriter, expands medical service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
MLC Life Insurance appointed a new chief underwriter at a time when the firm and the industry are experiencing significant levels of growth and transformation. Debbie Kennedy is formerly the group head of protection strategy at UK-based life insurer ...

Vanguard recruits former industry fund CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
The former chief investment officer for the Meat Industry Employees Superannuation Fund is now a senior investment specialist at Vanguard. Mary McLaughlin joined the fund manager in May, charged with providing insights into Vanguard's equities investment ...

Warne flags executive reshuffle at Macquarie AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
Macquarie chair Peter Warne highlighted several leadership changes, following on from the merger of two capital markets-facing businesses late last year, at the group's annual general meeting. The head of Macquarie's credit markets division, Michael ...

Clime acquires equities boutique for $3.6m

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
Clime Investment Management will push its gross assets under management past $700 million with the acquisition of a Sydney-based Australian equities boutique. Clime will purchase CBG Asset Management, which has $130 million in assets across three mandates ...

Crowe Horwath acquires Grafton accountancy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
Crowe Horwath added a Grafton-based accounting practice to its network, in what the firm described as a major step in its expansion strategy. Family-owned business R.G. Turns Accounting and Taxation has operated in Grafton for more than 25 years, and ...

FICAP fundraiser ready to rock

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The countdown is on to FICAP's "Who wants to be a RockStar" night this Thursday at The Ivy Ballroom. FICAP, the Financial Industry Community Aid Program, has announced its list of auction items up for grabs alongside the annual charity concert. A track ...

Meat industry super fund CIO departs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
The chief investment officer of the Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) resigned from her position. Mary McLaughlin was CIO at MIESF from 2013. In a statement, she said that her time at the fund had been "very interesting and the fund ...

FPA reveals awards shortlist

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
The Financial Planning Association has announced the shortlist for all six categories of the 2016 FPA Awards ahead of the FPA Professionals Congress in Perth. The awards are designed to celebrate individuals and businesses who demonstrate commitment ...

BTFG to combine key research divisions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
BT Financial Group is looking to combine parts of its Advice Research business with its Investment Research & Governance division. A spokesperson from BTFG has declined to confirm the development but said they are constantly reviewing their teams to ...