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Regulators in Productivity Commission firing line

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
ASIC and APRA both scored scathing assessments in the Productivity Commission's superannuation report. The regulators sharing responsibility for the oversight of Australia's finance system copped a grilling in the Commission's final report ...

Andrew Hagger to lead investment, philanthropy group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
Former NAB executive Andrew Hagger is appointed as chief executive of Minderoo Group, a charitable foundation and investment business owned by mining magnate Andrew Forrest and wife Nicola. Hagger will relocate to Perth to start his new role in mid-March ...

WestConnex among largest infrastructure deals in 2018

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
The WestConnex Motorway ranked among the largest infrastructure projects by deal size globally in 2018, latest Preqin data shows. Backed by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and a consortium that includes AustralianSuper and Transurban, the $9.26 billion ...

Member outreach boosts post-merger integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
Equip Super's efforts to integrate its new members after a merger have paid off, rewarding the $15.2 billion super fund with a significant boost in member confidence. Equip recorded a 10% lift in confidence from Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce spoke to Financial Standard earlier this month about market opportunities, building the fund's in-house investment team and CIPRs. Pearce said the fund doesn't particularly see a need to pull back ...

OneVue offloads trustee business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
OneVue Holdings is selling its trustee services business to Sargon Capital for $45 million. The trustee services business comprises Diversa subsidiaries Diversa Trustees and CCSL. OneVue acquired the entire Diversa business in 2016 for $49.8 million ...

Ten stories that defined the Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
Need a Royal Commission refresh? Here are the top stories you needed to know in 2018. Meller leaves AMP After a difficult appearance at the Royal Commission's hearings into financial advice, AMP's outgoing chief executive made a swift exit ...

Shareholders put NAB board in the hot seat

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
NAB executives were slammed for destroying shareholder value and for losing its lead as Australia's biggest bank by market capitalisation at its annual general meeting in Melbourne this morning. One shareholder during the question and answer session ...

Advice associations combine for code monitoring

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
A co-operative of financial planning and advice associations have agreed to deliver one code monitoring solution across their respective memberships as part of the wider commitment to lift ethical and professional standards. Signifying a rare moment ...

Royal Commission sparks risk book sell-off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
Financial planners with smaller risk insurance books are looking to offload them now, save waiting for Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's final report. According to Radar Results, there has been a jump in the number of planners looking to sell risk books ...