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IFM Investors chair lays out priorities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... contested been contested by Grattan Institute in the past. He reiterated that industry funds were beating retail funds in performance, as published in the Productivity Commission report's research, but said ISA doesn't believe retail funds should ...

AMP replaces Regan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... helping people manage their finances, and plan for retirement," he said. While Regan was on leave, director of channel performance and growth David Akers acted in the lead advice role and De Ferrari thanked him for doing so. At the same time, De Ferrari ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... typically use its indices across many areas of the investment process, including index-linked product creation and performance benchmarking, as well as portfolio construction and rebalancing, and asset allocation. Index-linked investment products, such ...

Planning firm among healthiest Australian workplaces

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... organisations that take positive steps to identify and address risks to employee health will undoubtedly improve business performance through boosting the engagement and productivity of their workforce," he said. Last week, the life insurer announced ...

APRA grilled over superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... audit of APRA's superannuation work In 2016, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) independently audited APRA's performance in regards to its work with superannuation entities. The review found a number of flaws - APRA was failing to supervise ...

Social media reacts to final Royal Commission hearings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... November 30, 2018 Vendorable (a real estate services platform) co-founder Jason Weeks praised counsel assisting for their performance during the Royal Commission's public hearings. Little wonder trust in business is at all-time lows. Australians ...

ANZ hid reasons for executive pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... pay and long term variable pay into a single variable remuneration. This was split equally across cash, shares and performance rights. Senior executives could receive up to 200% of fixed pay for on-target performance and up to 300% if their performance ...

ANZ lambasted for breach reporting delays

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... business units, whereby product developers and customer service for example, would have had different reporting lines, performance objectives, data and different systems. "That makes it difficult to look and see mistakes or errors, and certainly from ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... Another hot topic is executive remuneration. Some Australian companies have moved away from the traditional long-term performance targets to a single plan that includes problematic retesting provisions, she said. This could lead to a misalignment between ...

Dexus partners with sovereign wealth fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... footprint in key markets which is important in building high-quality asset management expertise which drives long-term performance," it said in company filings this morning. The ASX-listed real estate group says the transaction will not have any material ...