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Link Group hires new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
An insurance giant's chief executive has snagged the top job at Link Group, as John McMurtrie announces his retirement in early 2021. Vivek Bhatia is currently the Asia Pacific chief executive of $14.8 billion market cap QBE Insurance Group, after being ...

ERS scheme referred to Auditor-General

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The Labor party has referred the government's Early Release of Superannuation scheme to the Auditor-General, citing administrative failures. Shadow Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones sent the letter to the Auditor-General Grant Hehir asking him to review ...

APRA spells out unlisted asset valuation standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
APRA has been forced to clarify the standards it holds for superannuation trustees when valuing unlisted assets. It comes as the market downturn as a result of the pandemic and the Early Release of Superannuation Scheme (ERS) has led to industry concerns ...

Vanguard funds downgraded by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
Four Vanguard funds totaling $17 billion in funds under management had their ratings slashed at Morningstar this week, as they had their first review under the ratings house's new methodology. The Vanguard Growth Index Fund ($5.6 billion), the Vanguard ...

BDM salaries to drop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
Salaries for funds management and platform business distribution managers are expected to decrease over the next six to 12 months along with bonuses, according to Riva Recruitment. Salaries for BDMs have seen little change in the last six months, but ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered what every rational individual expected it to. At the conclusion of its August 4 meeting, the board of the Australian central bank kept monetary policy settings unchanged - the official cash rate at a historic ...

Adviser jailed over $2m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
A former financial adviser and licensee director has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for misappropriating close to $2 million for his own use. Graeme Walter Miller of Myocum, New South Wales was sentenced on July 31 after pleading guilty to ...

Lazard dumps AMP shares

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
In a notice to the ASX, AMP said Lazard Asset Management has ceased being a substantial holder in the company. On June 30, Lazard sold more than 17 million shares in AMP worth over $29 million. In Lazard's June fund updates, AMP was among the top five ...

Chief economist update: Could COVID-19 dissenters be correct?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
"I see dead people." - The Sixth Sense Coronavirus conspiracy theorists and/or "sovereigns"-- those who refuse to obey government advice and/or restrictions for one reason/cause/principle or another - are getting a bad rap lately. Correction, they've ...

Invesco inks ESG plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Invesco is setting out its ESG framework in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD) framework in its inaugural climate change report. The US$1 trillion fund manager signed the Statement of Support for the TCFD in March 2019, aiming ...