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Standard Life Aberdeen chair steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... decades with the company, Aberdeen Asset Management chair Douglas Flint said: "It is impossible to overstate Martin's achievement in building Aberdeen Asset Management into a truly global and widely respected investment firm." He explained that Gilbert ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... level than previously." "In stark contrast to the mortgage industry, the lack of will, lack of action and lack of achievement for their members by the AFA and FPA is nothing short of shameful." In a statement to Financial Standard, AFA chief executive ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... prepared to ease monetary policy further if needed to support sustainable growth in the economy, full employment and the achievement of the inflation target over time." Would the RBA's recent cut (and further rate reductions to zero or negative even) ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... retirement income of our members through the responsible, long-term stewardship of their funds," he said. "This is a great achievement for LGS," the fund's acting chief executive Donna Heffernan added. "We've long been an industry leader in Australia ...

Chief economist update: RBA not risking market disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... the labour market, and ease monetary policy further if needed to support sustainable growth in the economy and the achievement of the inflation target over time." But back to the point. A surprise RBA rate cut would unnerve financial markets and spark ...

Industry fund names new CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
A $13 billion superannuation fund has welcomed a new chief investment officer who recently finished up with another industry fund. LGIAsuper named Troy Rieck, most recently the chief investment officer of Equipsuper, to replace David Todd. Todd served ...

Praemium FUA skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... million during the year to enhance its platform offering. "While our new Integrated Managed Accounts platform is a great achievement, there remain many things for us to do," he said. The next major project is fully integrating the platform, and WealthCraft ...

Adviser of the Year finalists named

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... year. The AFA Adviser of the Year Award is a joint initiative between the AFA and Zurich and represents the peak of achievement and recognition for Australia's premier financial advisers. Financial Standard is the official media partner for the 2019 ...

Schroders acquires majority stake in impact investor

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... have found the ideal strategic partner with whom we will further increase our impact and jointly contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals." There will be no changes to the management team, processes or strategies that BlueOrchard ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... investment approaches in order to protect the financial system from environmental and social risk, and support the achievement of the emissions reductions to meet the commitments of the 2016 Paris Agreement. The Australian Sustainable Financial Initiative ...