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BlackRock clamps down on work romances

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
BlackRock is urging its employees to disclose their involvement in office romances, as well as intimate relationships with anyone associated with the US$7.4 trillion asset manager, in a bid to crack down on conflicts of interest. BlackRock staff members ...

MLC Life restructures, appoints lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... been appointed as chief life insurance officer, leading the division. MLC Life said the restructure will help deliver superior experiences for customers, financial advisers and superannuation funds, with McCormack saying: "Frankly speaking, I recognise ...

Contango approves new WCM strategy

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... be respected by all shareholders." It comes after WAM bid to manage the LIC, at the time arguing its proposal was far superior to that endorsed by the board of CIE. "Our proposal is to reposition CIE following a history of poor performance for shareholders," ...

Uniti ups bid to compete with First State Super

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... was yet to receive a binding proposal from First State, and subsequently, its board considers the Uniti offer to be a "superior proposal" to the competing offer from the industry super fund. A meeting for shareholders to vote on the offer is set for ...

Boutique launches Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... philosophy centres on six 'quality' factors which we believe contribute to medium-to-long-term outperformance: superior industry position, a sound balance sheet, strong company management, earnings strength, income sustainability and growth ...

CFS super distribution lead joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... specialisation in longevity risk solutions and his technical expertise will be incredibly valuable to our partners in tailoring superior longevity solutions that meet the complex fiduciary challenges faced by super funds today," Rady said. Thornton joins ...

First State Super makes first take-private bid

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... appropriate for the OptiComm board to engage in further discussions with the competing bidder on the basis it may lead to a superior proposal," OptiComm said in the ASX announcement. The board has provided due diligence access to First State until September ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... better as results on cash products diminish. "Over the coming 12 months Australian equities will continue to provide superior income compared to most other asset classes," he said. "Following back-to-back rate cuts in March, retirees relying on so-called ...

WAM makes proposition plans public

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... management fee and the requirement to recoup any prior underperformance before the payment of future performance fees, is superior than that endorsed by the CIE board of directors with the WCM proposal," he said. "We look forward to our fellow CIE shareholders ...

Advisers bolt to cash, gold

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... de-risking portfolios and allocating more towards ETFs as the fund has a long track record of providing returns which are superior to bank returns and those that are available on platforms. "It is very liquid and it allows advisers to improve the returns ...