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Deborah Ralston to advise Allianz Retire+

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... Income Review. She is also the former chair of the SMSF Association. Rubinsztein is a non-executive director at UniSuper, Class, SuperEd, Zurich and OnePath. Evans is a non-executive director at Allianz Retire+. Thornton is Allianz Retire + head of institutional ...

Property Funds Association appoints president

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
The peak body for Australia's unlisted property funds sector has appointed the former executive director of institutional funds at Evans Dixon as its new president. Property Funds Australia (PFA) has appointed Andrew Cannane to a two-year term ...

Westpac settles life insurance class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Westpac has settled a class action relating to life insurance sold through its financial advice network. The class action was brought against Westpac Group by Shine Lawyers in 2017. It claimed that between 2011 and 2017, customers who received financial ...

Draft regulation on YFYS released

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
The government has conceded to industry demands on administration fees and unlisted assets' treatment in the new APRA performance tests, as it finally releases draft regulation for the Your Future, Your Super reforms. It has agreed to include administration ...

BetaShares launches hybrids ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... investors who understand the features and risks of hybrids a convenient, cost-effective way to access this unique asset class," BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said. "The growth of HBRD has demonstrated that there is strong demand for exchange ...

Morningstar executive joins JANA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... providing our clients with independent and thorough analysis of investment managers and advice on how to implement best-in-class governance frameworks," Leaper said. Cheng's appointment follows the resignation of JANA's chief investment officer Steven ...

ACSI launches new climate change policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) may now recommend super funds vote against companies that fail on climate-related risk. The newly updated policy from ACSI aims to improve how companies approach climate change risk. The policy ...

Macquarie-linked fund manager shutters

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
A global quant-driven fund manager that won a mandate with Macquarie four years ago to oversee its liquid alternative strategy has folded. Swedish fund manager Informed Portfolio Management (IPM), which at its peak had about $6 billion (SEK40bn) of ...

IOOF licensees to take remedial action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... action against RI Advice over cybersecurity breaches between December 2017 and May 2018. Earlier that year, IOOF settled a class action brought by Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan over the conduct of IOOF Investment Management and Questor Financial S ...

Moelis Australia to rebrand

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
Moelis Australia will seek shareholder approval to rebrand, as its revenues from asset management outstrip the contribution from its original business of investment banking services. ASX-listed Moelis Australia wants to change the name to MA Financial ...