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FASEA urged to clarify in-house product conflicts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals (IMAP) has written to FASEA again, arguing that its latest guidance on the Code of Ethics leaves much to be desired. IMAP's main issue is with Standard 3, which seeks to eliminate conflicts of interest ...

State Super appoints acting CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... State Super in 2015 after working at Media Super as an investment manager, and at Mercer as an analyst. He is also the general manager of defined contribution investments, where he is responsible for investment strategy to achieve return objectives on ...

Chief economist update: China's vote for US president

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... September quarter. Latest PMI surveys indicate that the fourth quarter would be equally strong or stronger. The Caixin China General Composite PMI rose to 55.7 in October 2020 from 54.5 in September. This is the fastest rate of growth in four months ...

More good news for Xplore

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... has unanimously recommended its shareholders approve the acquisition. Xplore's chief executive Michael Wright, formerly general manager of financial advice at BT, has been pushing ahead with a plan to bring together Xplore's four businesses - the platform ...

Healthcare dominates impact investing: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... the results as an elevation of the social ("S pillar") within the ESG trilogy," he said. In terms of impact investing in general, 60% of millennials in US and 64% in the UK found the concept appealing, compared to 45% in Germany. For Generation X (ages ...

Retail super offerings in successor fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... The successor fund transfer, which is expected to be completed by December 17, was first flagged by OneVue's executive general manager, superannuation administration Stephen Blood when speaking to Financial Standard in June. According to Rainmaker data ...

CFS Investments chair to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... years, starting as a non-executive director in February 2004. Ward was a commercial lawyer for 28 years and was NAB's general counsel for Australia between December 2005 and February 2011. She was a previous director of MYOB and Flexigroup. Her current ...

VFMC hires State Super investments chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... previous roles include head of private markets at Future Fund, head of investment strategy and private markets at UniSuper, general manager of portfolio strategy and risk at HESTA and Asia Pacific managing director for Wilshire Associates. He has over ...

Sydney multi-boutique hires from Perpetual

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
Channel Capital has hired from Perpetual to add in-house legal capability. Greg Wong has joined Channel as its general counsel. He will have oversight of legal and regulatory matters across the Channel group, supporting the strategic direction of the ...

Westpac extends chief executive's contract

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... years in a number of senior management roles including chief financial officer, deputy chief financial officer and group general manager of finance. Commenting on the amended employment contract, King said it is a privilege to lead Westpac. "While I ...