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Challenger sees record sales boost in 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Challenger has boosted its annuity sales by 22% to $3.4 billion in 2016. The group attributed this increase to the moves in the super industry to include Challenger annuities on investment platforms. Chief executive Brian Benari said this allowed Challenger ...

Standard Life appoints RI analysts

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Standard Life Investments has appointed two responsible investment analysts. Marc Brammer joins Standard Life from Inflection Point Capital Management, where he was a senior adviser for research and data management. Prior to that, he was an independent ...

Investors Mutual appoints Milford and Lazard vet

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Investors Mutual has appointed a new assistant portfolio manager. Marc Whittaker joins Investors Mutual from Milford Asset Management, where he was a portfolio manager overseeing Australian equities in the Milford Trans-Tasman Fund and Milford Australian ...

NZSF gets top UN sustainability ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment has given top marks to the NZ Super Fund. The sovereign wealth fund has received an A+ rating for responsible investment governance and strategy and either A or A+ ratings across all reported ...

Fiducian appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Fiducian Group has appointed a new director. Samir Hallab joins Fiducian's board as the chief financial officer of Ensurance. Prior to that, he was the deputy chief executive of Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund. At the same fund ...

Zurich appoints APAC CEO from Generali

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Zurich has appointed a chief executive for the Asia-Pacific region. Jack Howell joins Zurich from Generali, where he was chief executive, Asia. Prior to that, he was chief executive at Prudential Assurance. He was also a chief executive and director ...

Court approves OneVue merger meeting

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
The Federal Court has made orders approving the meeting of Diversa shareholders to vote on a merger with OneVue. As previously reported in Financial Standard, OneVue will acquire all of Diversa's ordinary shares. The combined business will have a market ...

Hunter Hall delivers profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
Hunter Hall delivered an 86.8% boost in statutory after-tax profit to $7.8 million in the year to 30 June 2016. This was driven by major gains in investment income and performance fees - even if funds under management only increased slightly by 1.9% ...

Macquarie Wrap adds global equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
Macquarie has added a global equity fund to its wrap platform. Wingate Asset Management's Wingate Global Equity Fund - Wholesale Units will now be available to investors on the Macquarie Wrap, and is designed to give exposure to global markets while ...

Franklin Templeton appoints distribution head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
Franklin Templeton has appointed a new head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand. Jim McKay was previously Franklin Templeton's director - advisory services. Prior to that, he was head of distribution and head of wholesale business at ING INvestment ...