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Global manager wins Zurich mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... markets" according to Insight. Zurich head of savings and investments Matthew Drennan said the fund's diversification was a major factor in its selection. "We selected the Insight Fund for our Managed Growth Fund as it focuses on diversification and ...

Female ASX200 chief executives drop

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
The number of women in chief executive positions in the ASX200 has fallen from 14 in 2018 to just 12 today. The Chief Executive Women 'ASX200 Senior Executive Census 2019' revealed the disappointing figures for women in leadership positions. ...

Eaton Vance hires institutional distribution head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
Eaton Vance hired an institutional sales director for its Australian and New Zealand operations. Ty Thurgood has joined the global asset manager's Australasian arm as director of institutional business development for the local region, which will ...

Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
A $9 billion industry fund has hired its first ESG lead on its investment team as it ramps up efforts in the area. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund has hired Louise Bradshaw from Eaton Vance who will be responsible for setting the ...

Priced out: Advice affordability at risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
The issue of affordability is plaguing the financial advice industry, further compounded by recent action taken by both AMP and MLC Wealth. Speaking at the recent Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference, AFA general manager of policy ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... went further than what attracts retail investors, and also revealed what turns them off. Executive pay was found to be a "major trigger" for selling shares in a company, with excessive leadership pay found to be a top five reason to sell shares. Paying ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... pps contribution from imports - an addition to GDP because imports dropped by 1.3% "across the board with declines in all major categories", according to the ABS) but at the same time, indicative of weakening domestic demand - and the June quarter GDP ...

APRA updates enforcement approach

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... directions and imposing license conditions on two superannuation licensees, and applying additional capital requirements on three major banks in response to risk governance shortcomings. APRA's update follows ASIC, which last month also announced it ...

FinClear wins trading tech mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... uptick in demand as market participants look for ways to protect themselves from failures and downtime in the event that the major providers experience outages." TradeCentre provides multimarket connectivity, primary and backup OMS and a range of trading ...

UBS Asset Management drops fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... of UBS Asset Management for Australia and New Zealand Bryce Doherty said: "UBS Asset Management is pleased to announce a major reduction in fees across the UBS Tactical Beta Funds range." "We are always looking for ways to improve the investment experience ...