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Global asset manager appoints local insto lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... institutional lead. Aberdeen Standard Investments has appointed Vishal Sharma as institutional director of Australian and New Zealand, as the firm looks to grow its presence in the region. Sharma links with the asset manager from bfinance, where he has ...

MLC Life executive joins AFCA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... customer operations in February 2019 will link with the authority in June. She is also the former chief executive of AIA New Zealand, and has previously worked as a lawyer for ASIC and Clayton Utz. Meanwhile, Gray will join the authority in May after ...

ASIC provides relief around early super access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... make a submission. Submissions were originally due on April 7. CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the SMSF Association, Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants were all involved ...

Not safe to launch: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... ratings agency Fitch downgrades the Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) ratings of Australia's big four banks and their New Zealand subsidiaries from AA- to A+. Fitch said the new ratings reflect its expectations of "a significant economic shock" in the ...

Sargon trustee businesses sale expected soon

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... which own the superannuation trustee business, the corporate trustee business, the responsible entity business and the New Zealand operations. The name of the buyer or the agreed price was not revealed. At the time of acquisitions, Sargon's agreed ...

New role for Mercer chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... the Life pillar of the business, Ben will pay a key role in helping us realise our vision of making Australia and New Zealand the healthiest and best protected nations in the world. "As the business continues to grow, Ben's leadership and expertise will ...

Super fund calls social media companies to action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... cannot be used to spread objectionable material," Whineray said. NZ Super and several public and private investors in New Zealand have been leading the initiative and are also supported by some of the world's largest investors. The open letter calls ...

Small administrator eyes large funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... the firm. Almost half of the equity in Brisbane-based superannuation fund administrator IFAA has been snapped up by New Zealand administration and consulting firm, MMC. With the Auckland-based firm onboard, IFAA managing director Neil Harvey is planning ...

Pinnacle boutique eyes wholesale market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... flagship Palisade Diversified Infrastructure Fund (PDIF). PDIF holds a portfolio of 20 assets based in Australia and New Zealand in sectors such as airports, ports, renewable energy and social infrastructure. It delivered total return of 12.7% per annum ...

NZ blacklists fossil fuels from super

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
The New Zealand government has hardened its stance on climate change, barring fossil fuel producers from default accounts in its voluntary super system. Approximately 690,000 New Zealanders in default KiwiSaver accounts will no longer have exposure ...