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Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... trillion benchmarked. Conversely, Bloomberg benchmarks US$14.4 trillion of fixed income assets to its indices. Across the board, the majority of strategies are active. IIA figures show equity indices overwhelmingly dominate over 95% of the benchmarks. ...

WAM names prospective Blue Sky LIC team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... sovereign wealth funds including Future Fund and NZ Super. Under the proposal, Siew and Wilson would also be appointed to the board. "With the three independent directors, our proposal would deliver an independent board," WAM chief executive Geoff Wilson ...

Australian Unity fund manager steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... Group to acquire all shares in AOF for what the responsible entity says represented $2.87 cash for share. An independent board committee formed by the RE said Starwood's revised proposal did not represent compelling value for AOF unitholders. It closed ...

New MD for AMP Capital NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... take on the new role of AMP Capital global head of fixed income and will remain a member of the AMP Capital New Zealand board. Graham will report to AMP Capital director Asia Pacific Craig Keary, while Hassell will report to recently appointed global ...

New super fund to secure female financial security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... invest in companies that abuse women at any point in their supply chain and those failing to commit to adding women to their board of directors. According to the Verve Super website, the fund and its investment manager have been working with BetaShares ...

APRA not clear how to police BEAR breaches

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... on August 28. Byres had jotted down "could/should/will enforcement strategy be reviewed" in the document shared with four board members and six general managers that sat on the committee. Hodge implied this note suggested that the executive committee ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... superannuation fund advocate, will retire next week. IFM Investors chair Garry Weaven will leave his role at the firm's board meeting on December 4, and after 24 years of service. He is also stepping down from other directorships at parent company Industry ...

Tax treatment of granny flats under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
The Federal Government has requested the Board of Taxation conduct a review of the tax treatment of granny flat arrangements and outline potential reforms to assist the prevention of elder abuse. Under existing tax laws, a homeowner may have to pay ...

ANZ hid reasons for executive pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... ending September 2018, a number arrived at after he emailed chair David Gonski, asking for a reduction in the number that the board had in mind for his pay as it deliberated over bonuses for the year. Three other executives copped cuts to their variable ...

Australian philanthropist donates $100m to journalism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... journalists engage more closely with their peers across the region. The institute will also be governed by an experienced board of directors and supported by an international advisory council. Work has commenced on a detailed program of activities and ...