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T. Rowe Price hires ETF consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
The global funds management giant, which does not have an ETF business in Australia, has hired the former boss of an ETF issuer as a consultant. Kris Walesby was the chief executive of ETF Securities for nearly five years, before his sudden departure ...

Local fund manager expands in Asia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Auctus Asset Management (AVC) will buy an initial 9.9% stake in Asia-based private market investment manager Odyssey Group. Odyssey has about US$180 million in gross assets under management and advice, 25 staff and operations in both Singapore and Hong ...

Remediation services profiting from Royal Commission failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Services are popping up to assist consumers in getting refunds for fee for no service financial advice, junk insurance and other misconduct exposed by the Royal Commission - but they are doing it for a fee. Remediator is one such service, launching ...

Allianz to rectify past deficiencies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
Allianz Australia has been ordered to rectify its past weaknesses in its risk culture, risk governance and risk management, which APRA told the court was persistent and serious. APRA agreed to accept a court enforceable undertaking (CEU) from Allianz ...

Quasi-mergers in APRA's sights

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
The prudential regulator has acknowledged concerns over "quasi-mergers" raised by Senator Andrew Bragg. In a letter provided to Financial Standard, Bragg contacted APRA in February to express concerns over the "quasi-merger" between Maritime Super and ...

APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
The prudential regulator has lambasted the group insurance sector for several practices it deems disagreeable, casting doubt over the future viability of insurance provided via superannuation. APRA recently wrote to superannuation funds and life insurers ...

Mainstream to be acquired for $170m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
Mainstream has announced it entered a scheme of implementation deed with Vistra to acquire 100% of the company for an implied value of $170 million. The offer of $1.20 per share represents a 300% increase over Mainstream's share price at IPO in October ...

Women-led super funds outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
New research shows superannuation funds with females holding an executive position continue to outperform male counterparts. Of the 50 super funds analysed in Rainmaker's annual W-Index, one-third of leadership roles such as chairs of the board ...

NGS strengthens ESG, ups fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
NGS Super, the $12 billion industry fund for non-government schools, has strengthened the exclusions in its socially responsible investment option and increased fees. The fund notified members that new exclusions will be applied to its Socially Responsible ...

Government retirement modelling leaves women behind: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
Government retirement modelling does not consider the interrupted careers of women, according to research by Industry Super Australia (ISA). The research, which analysed two decades of Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey ...