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Link considers Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Large superannuation administrator Link Group is interested in the New South Wales government's sale of Pillar Administration, and it will now consider whether to participate in the bid process. Link told the ASX that if it decides to progress with ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
As the country head of global fund manager, Standard Life Investments' Simone Bouch knows a thing or two about the importance of investment performance. But if she'd followed through on her childhood ambition the focus would be performance of a somewhat ...

Focus on older men will kill financial planning

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The over-representation of over-50 men in financial advice spells doom for the industry, according to Affinia head Marcus O'Sullivan. Commenting on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, O'Sullivan said the severe lack of diversity in ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
ASIC needs to work directly with the advice industry and develop more proactive regulation, according to Affinia chair Steve Helmich. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Helmich said that ASIC's role is to ensure favourable ...

ASFA appoints interim CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia will announce its new chief executive in September following an extensive search and selection process to replace Pauline Vamos. Overseeing ASFA in an interim chief executive role from 16 July will ...

Munich Re pursues divestment from insurance

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... Following a strategic review Munich Re has revealed it is considering divesting its primary insurance arm Great Lakes Australia (GLA). GLA is the Australian branch of Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) SE (Great Lakes) and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Munich ...

Shorten attacks government's retro super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten used his budget reply speech last night to label the government's superannuation changes as "retrospective" and reaffirm Labor's election policy on the $2 trillion industry. On Tuesday the government announced ...

Mercer Sentinel advising TCorp on custody

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
The New South Wales government has confirmed that Mercer Sentinel is advising NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) on its custodial arrangements. NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said in a short statement yesterday that the government has engaged a number ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Rio Tinto is supportive of a resolution co-filed by US pension fund CalPERS requesting the global mining giant provide an annual report on environmental risks and opportunities associated with climate change. CalPERS holds about 250,000 shares in Rio ...

PIMCO receives Zenith upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Zenith has upgraded the PIMCO Global Bond Fund, PIMCO Credit Fund and PIMCO Diversified Interest Fund from 'Recommended" to "Highly Recommended". PIMCO Capital Securities Fund, which invests in securities issued by banks specifically to raise regulatory ...