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Australian Ethical appoints new executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... Ethical Investment managing director Phil Vernon said the business' clear purpose and value-aligned investments is attracting top talent. "We are a purpose-driven business and people are highly motivated to join us because our work is having a long-term ...

More than half fail CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... Macquarie Group (81) and Westpac (72) and ANZ (49) based on 2017 data. AMP Limited, Citigroup, UBS, KPMG and PwC rounded the top 10 employers that highly regard CFA qualified candidates. In terms of job function, portfolio managers (20%), research analysts ...

Super funds call for SG increase to aid women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... reasons women are on the back foot when it comes to super." Likewise, Human Super is lobbying for a "gender-based superannuation top-up", where women earning a salary contribute 12% to super. If this isn't possible as a result of the gender pay gap or ...

Morningstar fuels fund ratings with AI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... industry and enhance analytics for those constructing and managing portfolios. Currently there is a requirement to disclose the top 10 holdings of a managed fund portfolio and Morningstar has been working with the industry to lift that restriction and ...

Macrovue bets on 5G technology

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... Bristow told Financial Standard. The "vue" or theme has eight 5G stocks in the US and one each in Sweden and Japan. Their top pick? The US$95 billion mobile technology company, Qualcomm. The fund returned 6.81% in less than three months with simulated ...

AXA inks $20 billion deal, pivots insurance business strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... about 18%. Meanwhile, property and casualty insurance will rise from 39% to 50%. He added the deal will see AXA become the top global property and casualty insurance provider by gross written premiums, as its profile is significantly rebalanced toward ...

Reinvigorated OneVue inches up platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... to the latest platforms analysis from Investment Trends. Of the 19 full-function platforms studied, OneVue re-entered the top five to rank third, with Investment Trends citing its reporting capabilities and product offering as particular strengths. The ...

Life insurer profitably improving: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... financial service licensees who are members of the FSC will be required to include three or more life insurers on their APL. On top of this, unless the APL is "open" - that is to say, it includes all APRA-regulated life insurers - AFSLs will also be ...

Equipsuper appoints head of risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... Following its merger with Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund in 1 July 2017, Equip reported "better than expected savings" on top of initial estimates of $10 million per year. In October 2017, Equip cut weekly administration fees for accumulation accounts ...

Netwealth offloads advice subsidiary

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... that impacted 1H18 results. The wealth business contributed revenue of $363.1 million, up 12.1% year-on-year, to the group's top line of $750.6 million.