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VFMC lands new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) will be led by a new chief executive officer from February after announcing its replacement for acting chief executive Justin Pascoe. Joining VFMC as its top executive will be Lisa Gray, who previously spent ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
With just two weeks to go before the Chief Economists Forum, independent economist and master of ceremonies for the breakfast event, Saul Eslake, has revealed what he expects to be the major talking points. The upcoming forum will take place in Melbourne ...

AMP Capital appoints social infrastructure director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
AMP Capital has promoted a member of its Community Infrastructure Fund's investment team to investment director, social and aged care infrastructure. Andrea McElhinney replaces Julie-Anne Mizzi, who will oversee the fund itself as head of social and ...

Younger clients best-served by robo-advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Automated asset allocation and risk profiling "changes the dynamic of who advisers can and can't afford to talk to," according to Ignition Wealth chief executive Mark Fordree. Fortree said that he knew of many advice groups who "saw two to three people ...

Parametric knows what keeps super trustees sleepless

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Industry consultant and after-tax specialist Parametric says issues that will keep superannuation trustees awake at night during 2016 include regulation, post-retirement solutions, and immunising members against market volatility. Parametric Australasia ...

Risk sales plunge in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... income insurance inflows revealed that while some insurers (OnePath and MLC) reported sales growth, this was offset by MetLife, TAl, AIA and AMP, which reported sales drops between 22.7% and 71%. The report noted that the majority of the sales drag was ...

Prime Super awards multi-asset mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Prime Super has awarded a multi-asset mandate to a $110.5 billion global investment manager. Following on from Prime Super's insurance mandate with CommInsure on December 12, PineBridge Investments announced the super fund has made an allocation to ...

Standard Life Investments sponsors 2017 Lions tour

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
Standard Life Investments will be the principal sponsorship partner for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand. The global asset manager will sponsor the famous red jersey of the combined England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland rugby union ...

AFA winner highlights retirement fears

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers' 2015 Adviser of the Year has said many of his clients are "afraid" of retirement, and not just because of financial concerns. Speaking at a Zurich event in Sydney, The Retirement Advice Centre retirement adviser ...

Zurich appoints global life chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Zurich has appointed a new chief executive, global life. Gary Shaughnessy has taken on the role having been chief executive of Zurich UK Life since June 2012. He also became Zurich's UK country head in 2014. Prior to Zurich, he was managing director ...