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Managed Account Awards finalists revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) has announced the finalists of the 2019 Managed Account Awards. The awards cover single sector asset classes and multi-asset class programs with a range of risk profiles or other goal based objectives. ...

MLC Life wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
MLC Life Insurance has won a group insurance mandate from a $6 billion superannuation fund. It will replace AIA Australia. Maritime Super members will be covered for death, TPD and income protection insurance under a new agreement with MLC Life that's ...

RBC I&TS Australia lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
The managing director of RBC Investor & Treasury Services in Australia has departed, with a new general manager role introduced. After a decade with the custodian, David Travers has left RBC Investor & Treasury Services. A spokesperson confirmed the ...

Midwinter acquires InvestmentLink

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
Midwinter announced changes to its leadership team after completing the acquisition of financial planning software provider InvestmentLink. InvestmentLink contains over 4.4 million client accounts across 300 superannuation and managed funds. It has ...

Chief economist update: RBA May cut, May not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
A funny thing happened along the way to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) scheduled monetary policy meeting on May 7 and ahead of the May 18 Federal Election. While the slowing momentum in Australia's economic and survey indicators, and ...

Super leaves retirees vulnerable: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
Older Australians are feeling the pressure of a retirement system geared towards superannuation, according to National Seniors Australia. The report, launched in conjunction with Challenger, shows over a quarter of retirees who claim they can't tolerate ...

Super fund restructures leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
An industry superannuation fund managing more than $70 billion has added three C-suite management positions. The move also sees the departure of two executive managers. UniSuper has made several changes to its executive leadership team, including the ...

US relaxes active ETF disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Australia's active ETF industry could benefit as the US securities regulator softens its stance on daily disclosures for the segment. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week allowed an ETF provider to trade active ETFs without making daily ...

New chief executive at Link Fund Administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
An IBM managing partner has been appointed as chief executive of Link Fund Administration, as Link shuffles its executive lineup. Dee McGrath will now oversee Link Group's administration functions which services many superannuation funds. In her most ...

Aberdeen Standard fixed income lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
The head of Aberdeen Standard's Australian fixed income team has taken on a leadership role at a boutique investment manager. Nick Bishop is now managing director of Gresham Funds Management Group, part of Gresham Partners; a $1.5 billion provider ...